Online Entries The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Online Entries Marshall City Arena
3310 Popular Street Marshall, TX 75671
Online Entries (JCSP) Johnson County Sheriff's Posse Indoor & Outdoor Arena
1315 North Main Street, Cleburne, TX 76033
Online Entries M7 Arena
8001 FM3136, Alvarado, TX 76009
Online Entries Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
Online Entries Parker County Arena
1010 Farm to Market Road 1885, Weatherford, TX 76088
Online Entries T8 Arena
837 Lumas Rd, DeRidder, LA 70634
Online Entries Extraco Events Center
4601 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, TX 76710
Online Entries Nolan County Expo Center
220 Coliseum, Sweetwater, TX 79556
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas A&M AgriLife have worked together to develop a New World Screwworm (NWS) Certified Inspector Program. This is a first-of-its-kind training program designed to train and certify individuals on myiasis clinical identification, animal inspection, NWS treatment, and NWS movement requirements. To meet the requirements to issue NWS Treatment/Movement Certificates, you must complete the New World Screwworm Preparedness and Response Education course. After successfully completing all modules and knowledge checks in the course, participants must pass a final exam with 100% accuracy (3 attempts allowed) to earn a Certificate of Completion. Participants
Due to the recent detections of New World screwworm (NWS), the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is encouraging veterinarians to educate their clients on the clinical signs of myiasis and available prevention and treatment products. Currently, pet owners transporting companion animals are able to do so without movement permits or health certificates out of infested zones. However, all large groups of companion animals being moved may be asked for further verification to ensure that the animals have been monitored for symptoms. While Texas is not requiring movement documentation, the destination state may have additional requirements. Pet owners
AUSTIN, TX – On June 3, 2026, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County, Texas. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and confirmed as NWS by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa.
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) Commissioner Joe Leathers, Assistant
State Veterinarian Dr. T.R. Lansford, and staff joined United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives, and other officials to break ground on a New World screwworm
(NWS) sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in South Texas
EDINBURG, TX – State Veterinarian, Dr. Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges, DVM and staff joined United States Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, and Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, as they officially opened the New World screwworm sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base in South Texas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), with ongoing coordination by government and industry partners, continue to bolster national and state preparedness for a potential NWS incursion. This sterile NWS fly dispersal facility is an important tool in NWS response; if NWS reaches the U.S.,
The horse attended the 2025 WPRA World Finals and Elite Barrel Race event in Waco, Texas on November 5-9, 2025. TAHC staff are working closely with event coordinators, equine owners, and veterinarians to respond to the outbreak, take measures to protect equine, and prevent the further spread of the virus. Additional participants of this event have been notified by the TAHC and are currently being monitored under hold orders.
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reminds Texans of statewide exotic chronic wasting
disease (CWD) susceptible species requirements for hunter harvested captive exotic susceptible species.
“TAHC is proud to support the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program, helping veterinary care reach every corner of
Texas,” said Dr. Bud Dinges, TAHC executive director and state veterinarian. “By offering up to $45,000 annually,
this program empowers veterinarians to serve rural communities that need them most, strengthening both local
animal health and the future of veterinary medicine.”
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) are forming a joint response team to coordinate efforts in combating New World screwworm (NWS) prior to its arrival in Texas, following a directive by Governor Greg Abbott.
Media Contact: TAHC Communications public_info@tahc.texas.gov 512.719.0750 For Immediate Release June 19, 2025 EDINBURG, TX – State Veterinarian, Dr. Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges, DVM, commissioners and staff joined United States Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, as she announced the launch of a sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in Hidalgo County, Texas. Secretary Rollins’ robust plan and five-pronged strategy will amplify the preparedness and response capabilities the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), and response partners have tirelessly worked to develop to ready our state for the pest. “TAHC staff
AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Animal Health Commission received confirmation of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in a horse on a Shackelford County premises, on August 8, 2023. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa confirmed the virus as the New Jersey serotype. This confirmation marks the second case of VSV in Texas this year. The Quarter Horse was tested following the observation of visible clinical signs of VSV, including oral lesions. The horse is being monitored and the premises will remain under quarantine until 14 days from the onset of lesions in the last affected
Neurologic Form of Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in Hood County Horse
AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to equine herpes virus (EHV-1), in a Hood County Quarter Horse on February 9, 2023. This is the first positive detection of EHM in Texas this year.
AUSTIN, TX – Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed equine infectious anemia (EIA) in seven Quarter Horses on a single Midland County premises. These are the first confirmed cases of EIA in Texas this year.
AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) held a regularly scheduled Commission meeting April 12, 2022, at its headquarters in Austin. Per Texas Government Code §2001.039, the TAHC must review and consider each of its rules for re-adoption at least every four years. In compliance with §2001.039, the commission proposed review of the following rules: Chapter 31, Anthrax Chapter 34, Veterinary Biologics Chapter 35, Brucellosis Chapter 37, Screwworms Chapter 39, Scabies Chapter 49, Equine Chapter 58, Emergency Response and Management The rule reviews provide the public an opportunity to comment and suggest amendments on TAHC’s
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine piroplasmosis (EP) in a Lubbock County Quarter Horse. This is the first confirmed case of EP in Texas this year