The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday. The Texas Department of State Health Services updated its website with the new numbers Tuesday afternoon and said the majority of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or those whose vaccination status is unknown,

Harris County officials outlined a plan to boost vaccination rates for measles and trace any potential cases in Houston—as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the federal government plans to combat the outbreak by shipping doses of vitamin A to Gaines County.

The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.

A First Alert Weather Day is in effect Tuesday due to the strong, severe storms followed by a windy afternoon.

Strong winds blew through North Texas Tuesday morning, bringing hurricane-force gusts that left 18-wheelers tipped over, roofs damaged and thousands without power. Severe storms in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex brought rapid gusts to the region.

Some areas of North Texas experienced damage from high winds and rain after the region was under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch early Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office had a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Dallas County until 6:30 a.

Lieutenant governor said he was considering taking a "cruise across the Gulf of America" and having a "juicy, medium-rare Texas Strip."

The Texas Senate plans to file a concurrent resolution to officially change the name of the New York Strip to the “Texas Strip” in the Lone Star State. “Just because a New York restaurant