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Texas, screwworm and state livestock

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

U.S. will build sterile fly factory in Texas to stop screwworm from devastating livestock industry

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN · 1d

U.S. to spend $850M fighting screwworm fly that's threatening Texas livestock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Agriculture Secretary met on Friday to announce steps to battle an invasive species that is threatening the state’s livestock. Those steps include a federal cash infusion of about $850 million.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday.

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Abbott, Rollins announce plans to address screwworm threat on cattle, livestock

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed "plans to fight ...

Texas Governor Invests $750M to Fight Screwworm, Edinburg to Host Sterile Fly Factory

Texas Gov. Abbott and Secretary Rollins announce a $750 million facility in Edinburg to counter New World screwworm threat.

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Gov. Abbott announces $750M New World Screwworm protection facility

The facility will have the capacity to produce 300 million sterile screwworm flies per week, tripling the current capacity to ...

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Deadly truck crash, Texas' second special session, screwworm threat and more | Houston Live & Local: Weekend Edition

Lina de Florias fills in and covers the top afternoon reports from Houston and beyond for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

High Plains Journal1d

Screwworm Coalition launches resource website

The Screwworm Coalition of Texas, a coalition of 13 Texas groups, has launched a new website to deliver reliable information.

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How Texas plans to fight a deadly threat moving closer to ranches

Texas just revealed its new defense to protect its $15B cattle industry from the deadly New World Screwworm, now just 370 miles from the state.

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USDA announces $750M sterile fly breeding program to protect cattle from Mexican flesh-eating maggots

The USDA has announced a new sterile fly breeding site in southern Texas to protect American cattle from the deadly New World ...

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