Texas ramps up response to New World Screwworm threat as cases increase
HOUSTON – Governor Greg Abbott has elevated Texas’ response to the New World Screwworm threat to a Level…
USDA finds new cases of a flesh-eating cattle parasite called screwworm
Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in…
Texas activates Emergency Operation Center in response to flesh-eating parasite
FILE: Director of Research and Education for the Texas Invasive Species Institute Ashley Morgan-Olvera on the threats hammerhead…
What to know about screwworm in Texas
The first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in Zavala County, near the…
What Texas pet owners need to know about New World screwworm – Houston Public Media
(Pexels) It’s the stuff of nightmares: Innocuous flies that lay flesh-eating larvae. After being gone for nearly 50…
First suspected New World screwworm case detected in South Texas – Houston Public Media
New World screwworm larva, pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases…
Hello Houston (June 3, 2026) – Houston Public Media
Hello Houston: Where Houston Talks! On today’s Hello Houston, we talk with Dr. Libby Cohen, Executive Director of…
‘Rise & Dine’ with gorillas: San Antonio Zoo launches breakfast experience at Congo Falls
SAN ANTONIO – It might be one of the most unique breakfast experiences in San Antonio. The San…
San Antonio Public Library packs summer with free family fun
San Antonio Public Library is offering far more than good reads in the coming months. The free Summer…
Texas secures Silver Lake Ranch as its 2nd largest state park
Central Texans will soon have a massive new state park to explore, second only to Big Bend Ranch…
Man charged with animal cruelty after dead dogs found at Southwest Side home, SAPD says
ACS took custody of all other living animals on the property Crime Arrest Handcuffs Fingerprint (KPRC2/Click2Houston.com) SAN ANTONIO…
Look: Loose llama wrangled in Texas one day after kangaroo capture
Authorities in Texas wrangled a llama on the loose just one day after an escaped kangaroo was captured…