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Heather Claborn/KACUGovernor Abbott has declared a state of emergency over the New World Screwworm and its potential impact on the U.S. livestock industry, as state experts are calling on all Texans to help monitor for the flies. Meanwhile, West Texas ranchers are not panicking, taking the news as another part of an already difficult job. -
Photo by Baya Burgess/Kansas ReflectorHe said he was trying to sabotage the bill.
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State officials and researchers warned Texas lawmakers in May that New World screwworm was advancing toward the state and could carry a billion-dollar economic toll. -
Development of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development. -
The head of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association says ranchers should report suspected screwworm cases quickly and not panic as Texas responds to the outbreak. -
The state has not carried out an execution since 1965. -
Cigna announced earlier this year that it is withdrawing from the individual insurance market nationwide -
Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in Texas — but the workforce isn't growing fast enough to meet increasing demand. Workforce shortages are getting worse, according to testimony from state officials during a House Committee on Public Health hearing. -
He wants to restore funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, which he said could help Kansas farmers. -
Federal officials say rapid reporting is critical to stopping the flesh-eating parasite from becoming established in Texas. Miller suggested some ranchers may hesitate to report cases because of quarantine restrictions. -
GOP majority on 10-member state panel hangs in balance in 2026 election -
The investigation comes days before World Cup matches begin in Texas. Paxton says some fans may have been misled about seat locations when purchasing tickets.
