Daily Dispatch 2/24/25: Measles Scare Spreads To San Antonio Area, and More

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The West Texas measles outbreak had grown to almost 100 cases by Friday: https://www.iflscience.com/us-measles-outbreaks-nearly-100-people-infected-across-two-states-78173

...Alerts have been sounded in San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos as an infected person from West Texas visited various locations there between February 14 and 16: https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-02-23/breaking-news-possible-measles-exposures-in-san-antonio

...Some people, depending on when they were vaccinated, may want to consider an additional shot: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5304458/measles-vaccine-booster-health

A rally in Austin on Saturday against private school vouchers organized by Save Texas Schools was attended by several longtime private school vouchers opponents including Congressman Lloyd Doggett, State Rep's Gina Hinojosa, Maria Luisa Flores and James Talarico: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/save-texas-schools-vouchers-20181988.php

...Gainesville Intermediate School and Gainesville ISD has remained conspicuously silent about the suicide of 11 year old Jocelyn Rojo Carranza, who was relentlessly bullied with threats of deportation against her family for weeks prior to her death: https://www.chron.com/news/article/11-year-old-suicide-texas-20178483.php

KPRC-TV in Houston has removed an investigative journalism piece on Cy-Fair ISD's editing out of information about diversity, vaccines, and climate change because it featured historic footage of Nazi book burnings, drawing Republican complaints: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/kprc-video-republicans-20177616.php

We celebrate Black History Month throughout February! See a great essay on this year's celebration, happening amidst so much turmoil, and a listing of related events happening across Texas:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://progresstexas.org/blog/black-history-month-2025-celebrating-texas-culture⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

...Check out a terrific essay for Black History Month by Progress Texas Institute Board Chair Louis Bedford:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://progresstexas.org/blog/trickle-down-diversity-doesn%E2%80%99t-work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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