Gov. Abbott has ordered two Texas agencies to begin working together and with residents and business leaders to stop the ...

Texas officials ramp up efforts against the New World screwworm, launching a response team to safeguard animals and ...

Texas agencies are ganging up on a bad, bad worm. According to a release, the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks ...

The New World screwworm is posing a serious threat to Texas livestock, the beef industry, and the broader state economy.

Screwworms aren’t a problem in Texas yet, and Gov. Greg Abbott is taking steps to make sure it stays that way. Gov. Abbott directed the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas Parks and ...

Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Animal Health Commission and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to develop a ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he is directing the Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to form the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team.

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Here in Central Texas and across the state officials are now preparing for an outbreak of the New World screwworm, a parasite ...

Dr. Brian Bohl, the Texas Animal Health Commission's director of Field Operations, said since the initial outbreak in 2022, 14 backyard flocks have tested positive in Texas, including two this year.

The Texas Animal Health Commission announced the findings through an alert released on Monday. The commission encouraged veterinarians and horse owners to consider vaccinating their horses against ...

The New World screwworm, eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, could again pose a threat to Texas livestock, the beef ...