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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.

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U.S. plans to build $750 million fly factory in Texas to fight flesh-eating maggot

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USDA to Build Texas Facility to Fight Flesh-Eating Screwworms

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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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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 ...

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 ...

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Breaking News: USDA to Invest $750 Million to Build a Domestic Sterile Fly Production Facility

Rollins announces plan to build a facility in Edinburg, Texas, capable of producing 300 million sterile screw worm flies per ...

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 back against threats posed by the New World screwworm.” ...

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USDA announces plan to protect U.S. from New World Screwworm

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and ...

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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 ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces plans to address screwworm threat

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott will host a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to ...

Man accused of stabbing innocent Austin bus rider deemed incompetent for trial

The stabbing – which police said happened “without provocation” — occurred on a CapMetro bus in south Austin in May.

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Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.

The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping toward the Texas-Mexico border.

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