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U.S. to build $750 million Texas plant to stop New World screwworm

With the presence of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. growing greater by the day, federal and Texas officials are taking serious steps to stop a potential invasion and protect the country's livestock.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2d

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.

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USDA Allocates $750 Million for New Screwworm Defense Facility in Edinburg, Texas to Protect National Livestock and Economy

The USDA invests $750 million in a facility in Edinburg, Texas, to combat the New World screwworm, protecting U.S. livestock ...

KTSM El Paso on MSN1h

Texas, feds address screwworm threat

Texas and the federal government are working together to combat a parasitic fly that was once thought to be eradicated but has made a comeback ...

KSAT2d

USDA Secretary announces large federal investment, new South Texas facility to combat New World screwworm

Gov. Greg Abbott was joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at the Texas Capitol where Rollins announced the ...

News Nation on MSN2d

Texas Gov. Abbott addresses growing screwworm threat

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New World screwworms are an invasive species that burrow fly larvae into ...

2don MSN

USDA to build facility in Texas to fight flesh-eating screwworm pest

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight the flesh-eating ...

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.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN2d

Screwworm threat in Austin: Gov. Abbott & Secretary Rollins on plans to fight back

Governor Greg Abbott and U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reveal plans to fight back against threats posed by the ...

KTSM 9 News2d

CBP El Paso warns about New World screwworm threat

U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso sector is warning about the threat of the New World Screwworm to the regional livestock industry. Importation of live cattle from ...

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