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 ...

Abbott ordered two Texas agencies to begin working with residents and business leaders to stop the spread of the invasive fly ...

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

With the flesh-eating screwworm inching toward Texas, the state will commission a team to fight the parasitic fly and protect ...

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

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Texas officials and organizations reacted positively to the announcement of a sterile fly dispersal facility coming to South ...

Abbott ordered the Texas Animal Health Commission and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to establish a Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to help coordinate and share information ...

New World screwworms can devastate the cattle industry. That's why Gov. Abbott has created a task for to take them on.

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.