HCR 13

H.C.R. No. 13
  HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that
  infests livestock and other warm-blooded animals, poses a serious
  threat to our livestock industry, food supply chain, and economy;
  and
         WHEREAS, A species endemic to Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican
  Republic, and parts of South America, Cochliomyia hominivorax
  resembles a common housefly in its mature form; infestations occur
  when the female fly deposits eggs on an animal's open wound or other
  vulnerable area; the emerging larvae burrow and feed on the
  surrounding tissue, causing serious injury and often death to the
  host; left untreated, a screwworm infection can kill an animal
  within two weeks and continue to spread to additional hosts; and
         WHEREAS, The United States battled screwworm infestations
  from at least the 1800s until the 1960s, when the pest was
  officially eradicated through the widespread release of sterilized
  flies into wild populations; however, the species has seen a
  resurgence in recent years, and its presence around 700 miles from
  the Texas border prompted the federal government to halt cattle
  imports from Mexico in May 2025; as of July 2025, it was only 370
  miles from the Texas border; and
         WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that
  Texas could suffer $1.8 billion in economic damage from a screwworm
  outbreak through livestock deaths, labor costs, and medication
  expenses; the consequences of such an event could ripple
  nationwide, straining the U.S. cattle supply and endangering the
  health of livestock as well as pets, wildlife, and even people; and
         WHEREAS, With experts sounding the alarm over the imminent
  arrival of the New World screwworm, federal intervention is
  urgently needed to protect Texas ranchers and minimize economic
  losses from this destructive parasite; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas,
  2nd Called Session, hereby respectfully urge the federal government
  to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World
  screwworm into Texas, including using existing resources to work
  with Mexico to further develop a plan to combat screwworms; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature hereby respectfully
  urge the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to
  expedite the construction of the planned screwworm control facility
  at Moore Air Force Base in Texas; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature hereby respectfully
  urge the USDA to partner with Texas A&M AgriLife to create space in
  the new screwworm control facility for research purposes; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature hereby respectfully
  urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expeditiously approve
  medications for treating screwworm infection; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature hereby respectfully
  urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to expeditiously
  approve pesticides for preventing and treating screwworm
  infection; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
  copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
  the secretary of the USDA, to the commissioner of the FDA, to the
  administrator of the EPA, to the president of the Senate and the
  speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States
  Congress, and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress
  with the request that this resolution be entered in the
  Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United
  States of America.
  Guillen
  Kitzman
  McLaughlin
  Holt
  Cook
  Alders
  Ashby
  Barry
  Bell of Montgomery
  Bell of Kaufman
  Bonnen
  Buckley
  Bumgarner
  Button
  Cain
  Capriglione
  Craddick
  Cunningham
  Curry
  Dean
  DeAyala
  Dorazio
  Dutton
  Dyson
  Fairly
  Frank
  Garcia Hernandez
  Gates
  Gerdes
  Geren
  Harris
  Harris Davila
  Hayes
  Hefner
  Hickland
  Hopper
  Hull
  Hunter
  Isaac
  LaHood
  Lambert
  Landgraf
  Leo Wilson
  Little
  Lopez of Cameron
  Lopez of Bexar
  Louderback
  Lowe
  Lozano
  Manuel
  Martinez
  McQueeney
  Metcalf
  Money
  Moody
  Morgan
  Olcott
  Oliverson
  Orr
  Patterson
  Paul
  Perez of Harris
  Pierson
  Raymond
  Richardson
  Romero
  Schoolcraft
  Shaheen
  Shofner
  Slawson
  Smithee
  Spiller
  Swanson
  Tepper
  Tinderholt
  Toth
  Troxclair
  Vasut
  Villalobos
  Virdell
  Wharton
  Wilson
  ______________________________
  ______________________________
     President of the Senate
  Speaker of the House     
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 13 was adopted by the House on
  August 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 131, Nays 0, 1
  present, not voting.
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 13 was adopted by the Senate on
  September 2, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 0.
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
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                Governor