Texas AG Commissioner Blasts USDA Over New Screwworm Outbreak Near Border

Executive Briefing

• Confirms screwworm detected in two Texas locations near La Pryor, roughly 50 miles from the Mexican border.
• Texas Commissioner Sid Miller accuses USDA of moving too slowly and relying on an incomplete sterile fly program.
• Miller urges Trump to deploy SWASS suppression system and warns Texas may act independently of federal response.
• Canada bans livestock from Texas, and an unchecked outbreak could cost ranchers an estimated $1.8 billion.
• Agriculture Secretary Rollins visits South Texas Monday; a 12-mile quarantine zone has been established around the initial site.