Abbott expands screwworm emergency, second case confirmed Skip to content About Corrections and Clarifications About The Texas Tribune | Staff | Contact | Send a Confidential Tip | Ethics | Republish Our Work | Jobs | Awards | Corrections | Strategic Plan | Downloads | Documents Our reporting on all platforms will be truthful, transparent and respectful; our facts will be accurate, complete and fairly presented. When we make a mistake — and from time to time, we will — we will work quickly to fully address the error, correcting it within the story, detailing the error on the story page and adding it to this running list of Tribune corrections. If you find an error, email [email protected]. Gov. Greg Abbott signs an emergency declaration related to the New World screwworm at a news conference at the Texas Emergency Operations Center on Friday, June 5, 2026. Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm in Zavala County on Friday, just hours after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded a statewide disaster declaration in response to the screwworm’s arrival in Texas. The second case was found in a one-month-old calf 5.6 miles…
Published: June 5, 2026 5:34 pm
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