Relief for Local Pastures as Livestock Pest Threat Recedes
Uvalde, TX · September 13, 2026
Mourning doves are calling along the Leona River this morning before the afternoon heat takes hold. It is an easy Sunday to take things slow and catch up on good news across the pastures.
The Lead
After months of anxiety across local ranches and stockyards, relief is finally on the horizon for Southwest Texas livestock producers. State agricultural monitors report that the spread of the New World screwworm has slowed to a crawl across the region, putting local pastures in line to be dropped from the designated quarantine zone in the coming weeks.
For cattle raisers and deer managers who spent the sweltering summer inspecting herds and applying preventive treatments against the flesh-eating larvae, the downgrade will remove burdensome transport restrictions and ease inspection backlogs at regional auctions. Biologists credit aggressive containment protocols and sterile fly dispersal for boxing in the outbreak before it reached the scale of historic mid-century infestations. State entomologists will review final trap counts and pasture data before formalizing the zone boundary update.
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Today's Outlook
- High 100°F · Low 78°F — Overcast
- Plan outdoor chores early to beat the triple-digit overcast heat before midday.
What's On Around Town
Cook’s Slough Trail Walk Cook’s Slough Nature Park, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Catch early migratory waterbirds along two quiet miles of wetland boardwalks.
Fort Inge Grounds & Paddling Fort Inge Historical Park, 8:00 AM–7:30 PM Launch a canoe along the Leona or walk the river trails.
Concan: Frio River Trail Hike Garner State Park (234 Rio Frio Rd), 8:00 AM–8:00 PM Tackle Mount Baldy before the midday heat settles over the canyon.
Spotlight & Story
- Mount Inge at Fort Inge Historical Park
- While thousands know the grounds as an 1849 cavalry camp on the Leona River, the 140-foot hill towering above the water is actually an ancient volcanic plug of phonolite basalt, formed roughly 75 million years ago beneath a prehistoric shallow sea.
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