KERRVILLE, TEXAS – JUNE 08: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks alongside Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins (not pictured), ranchers, and health officials during a press conference at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory on June 08, 2026 in Kerrville, Texas. Texas has confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm, bringing the state’s total to four confirmed cases. Secretary Rollins first announced the detection of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, on June 3 after it was found in a cow in Zavala County, Texas. The discovery marked the first confirmed U.S. case in over 20 years. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
