Edinburg
Coverage of Edinburg in the Nexus archive.
- The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.
The U.S. is restarting efforts to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating pest threatening livestock. A facility in Edinburg, Texas, produces sterile screwworm pupae to prevent their spread.
- Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges acceleration of a $750 million USDA-funded fly-breeding factory to combat New World screwworm larvae threatening the U.S. cattle industry. A confirmed infestation in a Texas calf marks the first case since 1966, prompting efforts to produce 300 million sterile flies weekly in Texas and 100 million in a Mexico facility.
- Gov. Greg Abbott expands state disaster declaration on screwworm infestation in South Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the state disaster declaration to address the screwworm infestation in South Texas and attended the grand opening of a sterile fly production facility in Edinburg on Feb. 9, 2026.
- House Democratic runoff heats up in the Rio Grande Valley, where the party hopes to reverse GOP gains
Democrats Victor 'Seby' Haddad and Julio Salinas are competing in a runoff for Texas House District 41, a Rio Grande Valley seat that includes parts of McAllen and Edinburg. Republicans Gary Groves and Sergio Sanchez are also vying for their party's nomination in the same district, where Democrats aim to counter recent GOP gains.