New World Screwworm

Senate Approves John Cornyn's Screwworm Readiness Bill

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) announced that his Stop the Screwworms With Active Readiness and Mitigation (SWARM) ACT has passed the Senate…

3 days ago

LONESTAR — 9.24.2025 — Paxton Presses Universities Over Free Speech — Trump Declares Antifa A Terrorist Organization — and More...

Ken Paxton Presses Universities to Uphold Free Speech Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has joined a multistate coalition in urging…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 8.19.2025 — Texas Voters are Split on Redistricting — Paxton Expands Legal Action Against O'Rourke — and More...

Texas Voters split on Redistricting Texas Democrats and Republicans have been at war over the GOP’s effort to add five…

3 months ago

Cornyn Praises $1 Billion USDA Investment to Fight Screwworm Threat in Texas

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R) on welcomed a nearly $1 billion federal investment announced by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins (R)…

3 months ago

Texas Deploys Swormlure to Fight Screwworm Crisis

State and federal officials are taking aggressive action against a growing screwworm crisis threatening Texas livestock and public health. This…

4 months ago

LONESTAR — 7.7.2025 — House Passes One Big Beautiful Bill — Dangerous Flood Strikes Texas — and More...

The House of Representatives has passed the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ by a slim majority. The final vote count was…

4 months ago

U.S. to Release Sterile Flies Over Texas and Mexico to Combat Screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ramping up efforts to control a dangerous livestock pest by releasing millions of…

5 months ago

LONESTAR — 6.27.2025 — Abbott Forms Screwworm Response Team — Cornyn Struggles Against Paxton in Latest Poll — and More...

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed two state agencies to form a joint task force to combat the growing threat…

5 months ago

Governor Abbott Orders Formation of Screwworm Response Team Amid Growing Threat

Governor Greg Abbott (R) has directed two state agencies to form a joint task force to combat the growing threat…

5 months ago

LONESTAR — 6.20.2025 — Texas Education Finds STAAR Results 'Encouraging' — USDA Commits to Combatting Screwworm Threat — and More...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the 2025 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8, calling them “encouraging” despite…

5 months ago