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Federal officials confirmed a sixth U.S. case of New World screwworm Tuesday, this time in another calf in La Salle County, Texas.The U.S. Department of Agricul
LA PRYOR, TEXAS - JUNE 6: Cattle roam a field on June 6, 2026 in La Pryor, Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the new case and said it is working with the Texas Animal Health Commission to investigate.
Joint federal-state field teams have expanded surveillance and response measures in the area. The La Salle County detection follows cases in another La Selle County calf, two Zavala County calves, a Gillespie County goat in the Texas Hill Country and a dog in Lea County, New Mexico.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE | New World screwworm found in Texas Hill Country goat, raising total detections to five New World screwworm is a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the living flesh of warm-blooded animals, causing severe tissue damage and potential death. The USDA has released more than 130 million sterile male flies in Texas since January in an effort to break the pest's reproductive cycle.
Officials urge livestock and pet owners to watch animals for draining wounds, maggots, signs of discomfort and lesions near body openings. Suspected cases should be reported immediately to a veterinarian or USDA. The U.S. food supply is not at risk. Eight people are displaced from their homes after an apartment fire in northeast Austin overnight.
The Austin Fire Department says that crews are at the scene ofAs New World screwworm cases spread across Texas and into New Mexico, an Austin Pets Alive! veterinarian is urging pet owners to take two simple steps to protecThe deputy who fatally shot Texas State University freshman John Mendoza Jr. earlier this month has been fired, the Brazoria County sheriff said, citing "policyA water line rupture caused significant damage in the middle of FM 3405 in Williamson County, forcing the closure of the road between U.S. 183 and Ronald ReaganA large quantity of sheetrock and construction debris was illegally dumped across a county road south of Lockhart Friday morning, prompting an investigation by
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