As a measles outbreak sweeps through Texas, anti-vaccine groups are pushing a familiar and false theory: The virus is being ...

In its latest update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said there were 124 cases of measles across Texas ...

Nine of the state's counties have now reported cases, though most infections are from the Gaines County epicenter.

"I've never seen it this close, ever. I know that we've had a few outbreaks in years past but as far as right here, making national news, that is shocking," said one mayor.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday, and 18 people are hospitalized.