Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to receive a briefing and hold a press conference Friday morning on the state’s response to a confirmed case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster Friday after two cases of the New World screwworm were confirmed in south Texas, the first detections of the parasitic fly in the United States in d...

Texas officials are now trying to answer the most urgent question: Was this a single stray case, or a sign that adult screwworm flies are already in the area?