A husband and wife were arrested after an altercation with two men at Imperial Park in Sugar Land, court records said.

A hunter's elk kill in Pecos County revealed the first confirmed U.S. wildlife case of New World screwworm, as USDA urges ranchers to watch for signs.

Sugar Land is moving forward with a $15 million restoration of its century-old Imperial Sugar Char House after more than 20 years of vacancy.

The case in a female elk that was killed in Pecos County was confirmed Wednesday, according to TPWD.

(Photo by Mathew Schwarts via Unsplash.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the first detection of New World screwworm in wildlife in the United States, after an elk harvested by a hunter in October tested positive in Pecos County, Texas.  The elk was located on a game ranch, […] The post USDA confirms screwworm detection in Texas elk  appeared first on High Plains Journal.

The first case of New World screwworm in wildlife in the United States has been found in an elk in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.  The elk was discovered on a game ranch in Pecos County and was reported after being harvested by a hunter, the USDA’s [...]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it confirmed the first detection of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in US wildlife in an elk in Pecos County, Texas, while New Mexico authorities separately said they confirmed [...]

Officials are warning hunters to stay vigilant following New World Screwworm detection on Elk carcass in Pecos County.

AUSTIN — On Oct. 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a hunter-harvested female elk in Pecos County. A sample was collected from the elk and was identified and confirmed as NWS at the ARS Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville. … Continue reading New World Screwworm Detected in Hunter-Harvested Elk in Pecos County

The New World screwworm was detected in an elk that was discovered on a game ranch in Pecos County, Texas.