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🌱 How Harper’s new screwworm “infested zone” could affect your animals

Harper, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Harper! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Harper’s new screwworm “infested zone” could affect your animals
  • Why a Harper screwworm case is drawing attention from the Pentagon

Also on today's calendar: DJ J-Me’s Summer Bash 2026 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 90, low: 73.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Texas confirms five new world screwworm cases, sets infested zones to contain spread (cbsaustin.com) — State animal-health officials have confirmed a New World screwworm case in a goat in Harper placing our area inside a new 12.5‑mile “infested zone” that restricts livestock movement. Residents in Gillespie, Kerr, and Kimble counties are urged to work with veterinarians, use recommended medications for pets and livestock, and stay alert as federal and state agencies intensify surveillance and control efforts.
   

• DARPA Joins U.S. Fight Against Flesh-Eating Screwworm (sofx.com) — Harper is again in the spotlight as one of Texas’s confirmed New World screwworm cases involved a goat here, while federal agencies race to contain the parasite. DARPA has launched a new GUARDIAN program to develop advanced technologies against invasive species, supporting USDA’s efforts as infested zones and livestock movement restrictions expand across Texas.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Ingram

  • Texas screwworm cases spark wildlife rescue crisis near S.A. (lmtonline.com)

Kerrville

  • Hook Ep. 4 Features New Stars, Kerrville Folk Fest Winners -... (savingcountrymusic.com)
  • USDA opens state-of-the-art Livestock Insects Research Laboratory to combat livestock pests (tsln.com)
  • Kerrville woman, 75, arrested after armed standoff with Hill Country SWAT team – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com)

Ok Harper! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Harper

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