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Texas Animal Health Commission details screwworm preparedness, cattle-tick research and veterinary loan-removal support
Summary
The Texas Animal Health Commission outlined expanded preparedness for new world screwworms, progress on cattle-fever tick treatment trials and federal and state veterinary loan-repayment programs, and said several surveillance and response activities will continue into 2026.
The Texas Animal Health Commission on [meeting date not specified] received a broad operational update from Executive Director Dr. Dinges covering disease response, research and workforce incentives that the agency said will shape its work into 2026.
Dr. Dinges described two loan-repayment programs aimed at expanding rural veterinary capacity: the statefunded Rural Veterinary Incentive Program (RVIP), which offers up to $45,000 per year for each year of full-time veterinary service in eligible rural counties, and the federal Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Program, which the agency said will resume a funded cycle in 2026 with awards that can include $40,000 per service year plus an additional tax-coverage payment (a three-year maximum was described in the briefing). “The program offers up to $45,000 for…
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