Screwworm threat near the border: what every Texan, not just cattle owners, should know

- Texas agriculture officials are keeping a close eye on the Mexican border after a recent screwworm case was found about 70 miles from Laredo. The case was discovered Sept.

21 in Nuevo León, Mexico, and while officials say it’s not a reason to panic, people, especially cattle owners and deer hunters, need to be paying attention.

Dr. Sojna Swiger, a livestock entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife…