We started coordinating with witnesses on our next hearing on NWS and Interim Charge 2 from Speaker Burrows last month, and will soon be announcing a date and time for it.
As expected, @USDA_APHIS confirmed the detection of a New World Screwworm (NWS) fly in a 3 week old bovine in Zavala County, Texas.
@USDA and Texas Animal Health @TAHC officials are taking immediate action to contain and eradicate NWS from the area.
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USDA confirmed a New World screwworm case in South Texas today. Read our statement here: https://t.co/fT0hQ8dDZ6.
Get the latest situation updates on confirmed cases and other USDA news at https://t.co/XLAwInDCly.
Report suspected infestations immediately:
Livestock & Pets
Report to Texas Animal Health Commission
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Wildlife
Report to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
https://t.co/SQBqANBHBD
Just wrapped up a virtual meeting with ~50 of our outstanding Texas cattle ranchers and @TAHC. I also have been in contact with @GregAbbott_TX, @LtGovTX, and the @Burrows4TX team.
Our food supply is 100% safe. This potential New World Screworm detection is being fully contained and is not a harm to the American food supply or consumer safety. The NWS specimen has arrived at the airport in Ames, IA and is being transferred to National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL). We will update as soon as we have confirmed test results.
Unfortunately, the open-border policies of the last administration and the resulting illicit cattle movement throughout Mexico have caused NWS to potentially reach our side of the border. BUT, there is no one better than Texas and our live stock producers to have in this fight.
All models showed NWS coming to the U.S. last summer/early fall — so a big thank you to our partners across the industry and local, state and the entire Trump administration for unprecedented action that gave us almost an extra year to prepare for this moment.
Together with so many partners, including the Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas A&M AgriLife, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Cattle Feeders and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, we will effectively combat, contain and eventually eradicate this pest.
Additional @USDA personnel have arrived in South Texas to support our partners on the ground. The National Veterinary Stockpile is ready to deploy and on its way. I now call on our producers to be vigilant and watchful. The most effective thing to do right now is to put eyes on all live stock. If you see anything suspicious, contact your state animal health official (linked on the https://t.co/PWVCae53Jw website).
Texas cattle and live stock producers are the backbone of our state and our nation. We will meet this challenge head-on.
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So far early vote numbers have a projected turnout favorable for @JohnCornyn and while this race is far from over, no one should be spiking the football just yet. @GovernorPerry Phil Gramm, ranchers/farmers, LEOs, @BPUnion and the campaign team continue to grind it out. #txsen
Si USA nunca fue a la luna en los 70s porque la URSS los FELICITÓ por el logro y ABANDONÓ la carrera espacial?
Si fue falso lo HABRÍAN DETECTADO
Mas aun, Japón, China, India y la ESA mandaron sondas a la Luna y todas fotografiaron los sitios de aterrizaje del Apollo🤣
I am so thankful for the support of the Farm Bureau and all of the farmers and ranchers that joined together behind our campaign.
We truly couldn’t have done this without you! #txlege
Thanks to @RBoening and @TexasFarmBureau and other ag supporters, “Cornyn not only took all the major cities, winning by double-digit margins in Austin and Dallas, but he won also won a large swath of rural Texas stretching from the panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley. In Hidalgo County, he won by a single-digit margin, whereas he won by double digits in Abilene's Taylor County. @statesman
Texas agriculture feeds our state and our nation.
I’m grateful to the farmers and ranchers who trusted me to stand up for cleaner food, stronger rural economies, and real support for producers.
Together we’re going to protect Texas agriculture and make sure the people who feed America can keep thriving.
Congratulations to Representative @AngeliaOrrForTX, as well as @knorfleet and @GrandOleParr, on the primary victory in House District 13. Now we turn to November and build on the strong record of Republican leadership here in the great state of Texas.
We have another playoff game right here in Stephenville this Saturday! 🏠
Let’s pack Memorial Stadium once again this season in Tarleton State’s push for the 🏆
Tickets: https://t.co/jZ8IeL5LLM
I went to Tarleton State to understand how it became the nation’s winningest D1 football team.
I found a team that’s dominated the portal, a head coach who knows how to navigate it and a school committed to the future.
Meet Texas’ best kept secret. https://t.co/rbQbPMRcPo