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Texas Launches $750 M Fly Facility Amid Screwworm Outbreak

7/10/2026

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Officials opened a $750 million sterile-male fly facility in Texas to combat the re-emerging New World screwworm.
The USDA confirmed 32 screwworm infestations in the U.S., 31 in Texas and one in New Mexico.
Twenty-one Texas counties now require certified inspection before warm-blooded animals can leave.
Governor Greg Abbott urged daily animal inspections, prompt wound treatment, and reporting to the Texas Animal Health Commission.

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Officials opened a $750 million sterile-male fly facility in Texas to combat the re-emerging New World screwworm.
The USDA confirmed 32 screwworm infestations in the U.S., 31 in Texas and one in New Mexico.
Twenty-one Texas counties now require certified inspection before warm-blooded animals can leave.
Governor Greg Abbott urged daily animal inspections, prompt wound treatment, and reporting to the Texas Animal Health Commission.