● KERRVILLE · FEMA authorizes federal disaster assistance for Kerr County, 27 other Texas counties● BANDERA · Lake rises sharply after slow-moving storms● SAN ANTONIO · Woman arrested after man cut multiple times during North Side verbal altercation, SAPD says● TAYLOR · Breast-cancer screenings expand to prostate, colon● SAN ANTONIO · Analysis: The real lesson behind Texas' new Bible curriculum requirements● AUSTIN · National Hurricane Center warns Tropical Depression Two could target Texas this week● HOUSTON · Crews respond to deadly fire in northwest Harris County, Cy-Fair Fire Department says● HARRIS COUNTY · Crews respond to deadly house fire in northwest Harris County, officials say● KERRVILLE · FEMA authorizes federal disaster assistance for Kerr County, 27 other Texas counties● BANDERA · Lake rises sharply after slow-moving storms● SAN ANTONIO · Woman arrested after man cut multiple times during North Side verbal altercation, SAPD says● TAYLOR · Breast-cancer screenings expand to prostate, colon● SAN ANTONIO · Analysis: The real lesson behind Texas' new Bible curriculum requirements● AUSTIN · National Hurricane Center warns Tropical Depression Two could target Texas this week● HOUSTON · Crews respond to deadly fire in northwest Harris County, Cy-Fair Fire Department says● HARRIS COUNTY · Crews respond to deadly house fire in northwest Harris County, officials say
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Screwworm: Fact vs. fiction
The New World screwworm, a parasitic pest, has been confirmed in Texas with 26 cases reported as of Monday, while nearly 28,000 cases have been documented in Mexico since November 2024.
By Derrick Stuckly·11 days ago
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By Jayme Lozano Carver / The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK - Ever since the New World screwworm burrowed into the U.S. earlier this month, speculation followed its trail.
The first case of the screwworm was confirmed earlier this month, and cases are now up to 26 as of Monday.
More cases could come to the Lone Star state - nearly 28,000 cases have been confirmed in Mexico since November 2024.
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