A measles outbreak in northwest Texas grew to 124 cases in nine counties on Tuesday, and health officials warned that residents in other parts of the state may have been exposed to the highly contagious respiratory illness.

Now 124 people infected in West Texas, nine more in New Mexico and outbreak 'still has a lot of energy and steam behind it.'

A Texas rancher was killed by an explosive device on a road while traveling through Mexico earlier this month, officials said on Tuesday.

US officials have urged those in the agriculture industry near the southern border to be cautious after a Texas rancher checking on a property on the Mexico side was killed when he drove over a suspected drug cartel improvised explosive device.

State government officials blamed Mexican cartels for the death of a U.S. rancher from south Texas who was killed by an improvised explosive device left on the U.S. side of the Mexico border. “A tragic and alarming incident occurred near Brownsville,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Rangers to investigate two controversial lottery jackpots amid growing scrutiny over the role of online ticketing firms in the state.

Texas announced it is investigating two big lottery jackpots in the state where the winning tickets weree purchased through a courier service, as the state's lottery office announced it was banning such services.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate the April 2023 Lotto Texas draw in which a single player guaranteed he or she would win a $95 million jackpot by purchasing virtually every one of the 25.