Sunday, May 10, 2026

Texas CWD Cases 1,310 Cases Detected To Date May, 9, 2026

Texas CWD Cases 1,310 Cases Detected To Date May, 9, 2026

Listing of CWD Cases in Texas
Positive Number CWD Positive Confirmation Date Free Range Captive County Source Species Sex Age
1377 4/27/26 Breeder Release Site Zavala N/A White-tailed Deer F 7.5
1376 4/27/26 Breeder Deer Gillespie Facility #15 White-tailed Deer M 2.7
1375 4/27/26 Free Ranage Hartley N/A White-tailed Deer M 3.5
1374 4/27/26 Free Ranage Hartley N/A Mule Deer M 3.5
1373 4/27/26 Free Ranage Dallam N/A Mule Deer M 3.5
1372 4/30/26 Breeder Deer Gillespie Facility #14 White-tailed Deer M 5.7
1371 4/30/26 Breeder Deer Gillespie Facility #14 White-tailed Deer M 5.7
1370 4/30/26 Breeder Deer Gillespie Facility #14 White-tailed Deer M 5.7
1369 4/22/26 Breeder Deer Zavala Facility #45 White-tailed Deer M 2.8
1368 4/22/26 Breeder Release Site Kaufman N/A White-tailed Deer F 2.5
1367 4/21/26 Free Ranage Val Verde N/A White-tailed Deer M 8.5
1366 4/17/26 Breeder Deer Cherokee Facility # 44 White-tailed Deer F 0.8
1365 4/17/26 Breeder Deer Cherokee Facility # 44 White-tailed Deer F 1.8
1364 4/21/26 Free Ranage El Paso N/a Mule Deer M 5.5
1363 3/4/26 Free Ranage Dallam N/A Mule Deer M 2.5
1362 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer F 4.7
1361 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer Unknown N/A
1360 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer F 10.5
1359 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer M 2.6
1358 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer M 3.4
1357 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer F 2.6
1356 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer Unknown N/A
1355 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer F 7.7
1354 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer Unknown N/A
1353 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer F 2.6
1352 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer Unknown N/A
1351 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer Unknown N/A
1350 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer F 3.6
1349 4/15/26 Breeder Deer Real Facility #29 White-tailed Deer Unknown N/A
1281 3/5/26 Breeder Deer Mason Facility #42 White-tailed Deer M 1.6
1280 3/3/26 Breeder Release Site Zavala Facility #23 White-tailed Deer M 3.5
1279 3/3/26 Breeder Release Site Zavala Facility #23 White-tailed Deer M 3.5
1278 3/3/26 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 2.5
1277 3/5/26 Breeder Deer Medina Facility #41 White-tailed Deer F 3.5
1276 3/3/26 Breeder Deer Gillespie Facility #15 White-tailed Deer M 3.5
1275 3/4/26 Breeder Deer Zavala Facility #31 White-tailed Deer M 1.5
1274 3/4/26 Breeder Deer Trinity Facility #32 White-tailed Deer F 10.5
1273 3/4/26 Breeder Deer Trinity Facility #32 White-tailed Deer F 2.6
1272 3/4/26 Free Ranage El Paso N/A Mule Deer F 3.5
1271 2/19/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #37 White-tailed Deer M 2.4
1270 2/19/26 Breeder Deer Zavala Facility #23 White-tailed Deer M 3.5
1269 2/17/26 Breeder Deer Kaufman Facility #36 White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1268 2/19/26 Free Ranage Uvalde N/A White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1267 2/17/26 Breeder Release Site Medina N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 5
1266 2/17/26 Breeder Release Site Medina N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 4
1265 2/17/26 Breeder Deer Kaufman Facility #36 White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1264 2/23/26 Breeder Release Site Gillespie N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 2.5
1263 2/23/26 Breeder Release Site Medina N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 6
1262 2/6/26 Breeder Release Site Medina N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 7
1261 2/23/26 Breeder Deer Kaufman Facility #36 White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1260 2/23/26 Breeder Deer Kaufman Facility #36 White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1259 2/23/26 Breeder Deer Zavala Facility #23 White-tailed Deer M 3.4
1258 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1257 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1256 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1255 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1254 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1253 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1252 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1251 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1250 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1249 2/2/26 Breeder Deer Duval Facility #39 White-tailed Deer F 2.3
1248 2/13/26 Breeder Release Site Duval White-tailed Deer F 3.5
1247 1/28/26 Breeder Release Site Kaufman N/A White-tailed Deer M 4.5
1246 1/28/26 Breeder Release Site Hunt N/A White-tailed Deer M 4.5
1245 1/28/26 Free Ranage Hudspeth N/A Mule Deer M 5.5
1244 1/28/26 Free Ranage El Paso N/A Mule Deer M 6.5
1243 1/6/26 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 4
1242 1/6/26 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 3
1241 1/6/26 Breeder Release Site Medina Red Deer F 4
1240 1/6/26 Breeder Release Site Medina Red Deer F 5
1239 1/28/26 Free Ranage Hartley N/A Mule Deer M 2.5
1238 1/6/26 Breeder Deer Zavala Facility #23 White-tailed Deer N/A 4.4
1237 12/31/25 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 2.5
1236 12/31/25 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 2.5
1235 1/6/26 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 3.5
1234 1/6/26 Breeder Release Site Limestone N/A White-tailed Deer N/A 3.5
1233 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer M 5.4
1232 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 2.4
1231 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 4.4
1230 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 2.4
1229 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 4.4
1228 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 6.4
1227 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 2.4
1226 1/9/26 Breeder Deer Kimble Facility #26 White-tailed Deer F 7.4
1225 12/10/25 Breeder Deer Gillespie Facility #15 White-tailed Deer F 4.3
1224 12/15/25 Breeder Release Site Hunt N/A White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1223 12/10/25 Free Ranage Medina N/A White-tailed Deer M 1.5
1222 12/5/25 Breeder Release Site Kaufman Facility #36 White-tailed Deer M 2.3
1221 12/5/25 Breeder Release Site Kaufman N/A White-tailed Deer M 6.5
1220 12/5/25 Breeder Release Site Kaufman N/A White-tailed Deer M 2.5
1219 12/5/25 Free Ranage Hutchinson N/A Mule Deer M 2.5
1218 11/18/25 Free Ranage Ochiltree N/A Mule Deer M 6.5
1217 11/10/25 Breeder Release Site Kaufman White-tailed Deer M 4.5
1216 11/10/25 Free Ranage El Paso N/A Mule Deer F 2.5
1215 10/27/25 Breeder Deer Tom Green Facility #40 White-tailed Deer F 5.3
1214 10/27/25 Breeder Deer Tom Green Facility #40 White-tailed Deer F 3
1213 11/4/25 Breeder Deer Frio Facility #24 White-tailed Deer M 3.2
1212 11/4/25 Breeder Deer Frio Facility #24 White-tailed Deer M 5.3
1211 11/4/25 Breeder Deer Navarro Facility #38 White-tailed Deer F 6.3
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*CWD Positive Confirmation Dates marked with * are dates confirmed by Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory rather than the National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
*CWD Positive Confirmation Dates marked with * are dates confirmed by Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory rather than the National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Thursday March, 26, 2026
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Progression 2012 to 2026

Texas currently has 1282 Total Confirmed detentions of CWD.

Total cumulative confirmed CWD Positive detections by year:


 

2012

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Grand Total

Breeder Deer

 

 

5

21

21

45

19

11

56

129

136

415

159

9

1026

Breeder Release Site

 

 

1

2

5

7

2

7

1

13

7

24

32

3

104

Free Range

6

1

2

9

5

9

13

17

8

28

10

27

13

3

151

Research Pen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Grand Total

6

1

8

32

31

61

34

35

65

170

154

466

204

15

1282


Confirmed Detections by County.


County

Free Range

Breeder Deer

Breeder Release Site

Research Pen

Grand Total

Bexar

1

 

 

 

1

Brooks

 

2

 

 

2

Brown

 

 

2

 

2

Cherokee

 

1

 

 

1

Coleman

1

 

 

 

1

Dallam

19

 

 

 

19

Duval

 

16

1

 

17

Edwards

 

9

 

 

9

El Paso

37

 

 

 

37

Frio

 

99

 

 

99

Gillespie

 

25

1

 

26

Gonzales

 

10

 

 

10

Hamilton

 

1

 

 

1

Hartley

41

 

 

 

41

Hudspeth

24

 

 

 

24

Hunt

 

426

15

 

441

Hutchinson

1

 

 

 

1

Kaufman

 

6

12

 

18

Kerr

 

6

 

1

7

Kimble

 

35

2

 

37

Lavaca

 

5

 

 

5

Limestone

 

9

9

 

18

Lubbock

2

 

 

 

2

Mason

 

2

 

 

2

Matagorda

 

1

 

 

1

Medina

18

60

38

 

116

Navarro

 

2

 

 

2

Ochiltree

1

 

 

 

1

Oldham

1

 

 

 

1

Real

 

8

 

 

8

Roberts

1

 

 

 

1

Sutton

 

30

1

 

31

Tom Green

 

2

 

 

2

Trinity

 

8

 

 

8

Uvalde

1

171

17

 

189

Val Verde

3

 

 

 

3

Washington

 

51

 

 

51

Zavala

 

41

6

 

47

Grand Total

151

1026

104

1

1282

 






personal communication TPWD et al…terry


Thursday March, 26, 2026

Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Progression 2012 to 2026, Positives to date 1282 confirmed
https://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2026/03/texas-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-tse.html

APHIS USDA Captive CWD Herds Update by State March 2026 Update
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CASES
Date of Index Case Confirmation Index Case State County Species Herd Type HCP Enrolled HCP Certified Number of Animals Herd Status
3/5/2026 2 YR Male PA Huntingdon WTD Elk Sika Hunt No No 100+ Quarantine
3/5/2026 1.5 YR Male TX Mason WTD Breeder No No 73 Quarantine
3/5/2026 2.5 YR Female TX Medina WTD Breeder No No 90 Quarantine
2/20/2026 2.75 YR Male MI Calhoun WTD Breeder Yes Yes 24 Quarantine
2/17/2026 2.5 YR Male KS Osage Axis Breeder No No 21 Quarantine
2/12/2026 3.5 YR TX Duval WTD Hunt No No ukn Quarantine
1/22/2026 3 YR Male PA Butler Elk Breeding Yes Yes 30 Quarantine
12/16/2025 Adults Male PA Indiana WTD elk Red deer Fallow Hunt No No ukn Quarantine
12/15/2025 3 YR Male PA Warren WTD Breeder No No >100 Quarantine
12/15/2025 4.5 YR Male PA Lycoming WTD ELK Hunt No No >100 Quarantine
12/15/2025 2.5 YR Male PA Juniata WTD Hobby No No 4 Quarantine
Updated March 2026
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Dashboard Update August 2025
SEE NEW DASHBOARD FOR CWD POSITIVES!
Texas CWD total by calendar years
Counties where CWD Exposed Deer were Released
Number of CWD Exposed Deer Released by County
TPW Commission Meeting Transcript January 22, 2026 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION Singeltary Submission
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Science Update 2026 Update
Greetings again Honorable Texas Wildlife and Government Officials,
i am writing you all today with great concern about CWD.
Besides of my concerns with the zoonotic and environmental risk factors of cwd tse prp, i am extremely concerned with the disconnect showing now between TPWD and TAHC with Concerns with CWD management, attempted containment or eradication of CWD. This is terrible. you all must get on the same page, and you all cannot let the captive cervid industry dictate their junk science to you, (which appears what TPWD is doing) and then legislate cwd regulations there from. that’s absolutely why Texas is in this mess with CWD (i have those receipts)…imho!
the last time i updated you all on cwd was;
From: Terry Singeltary <flounder9@verizon.net>
Date: January 17, 2024 at 3:25:26 PM CST
To: Cc:
Subject: TPWD Action CWD Detection and Response Rules Containment and Surveillance Zone Boundaries Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes January 25, 2024
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024
TPWD Action CWD Detection and Response Rules Containment and Surveillance Zone Boundaries Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes January 25, 2024
2026 Singeltary submission cwd;
TPW Commission Meeting Transcript January 22, 2026 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
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“The department has determined that allowing breeder deer to be moved from an exposed location represents an unacceptable risk of spreading CWD to native, free-ranging, and captive deer populations unless a determination based on the particulars of a given circumstance indicates the risk is neither nonexistent or acceptable.
The above proposed discretionary approach to management resulted in TWD [Sic] staff electing to release 13 bucks from a CWD-positive facility onto an immediately adjacent uninfected site, something which under the previous rule, and adhering to previous protocol, they would not have had the authority to do.
The release was done in mid-September of 2025. One month later, one of the bucks released under the disease management plan tested positive for CWD on the release site; and a second buck from the same group a month and a few days after that. There were 11 properties that were directly exposed to the department’s action… exposed by the department’s actions– 11 properties.
The recent documented disease spread due to deviation from the previous rule adopted during the period where the Texas Animal Health Commission was managing CWD with TPWD is incontrovertible evidence that we cannot deviate from those previously established safeguards. To date, CWD has persisted, spread, and increased in prevalence in nearly every area where it has been introduced.”
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JANUARY 22, 2026
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COMMISSIONER GALO: Chairman, if I may.
I agree with you. There’s a lot of people that really do disagree with this plan. And I think that it does change a lot of what we have been doing in the past when we were with Texas Animal Health Commission.
And, as you know, at the last meeting I had some very big concerns. And I left that meeting and I’ve been thinking about a lot that was said there and a lot about this particular rule package.
And if you may favor me, Chairman, I actually put a statement together because I don’t want to… I felt like I left a lot of things unsaid at the last meeting.
So, if you don’t mind, I’m going to read, and maybe that will clarify some of the reasons that people disagree with this rule package.
Texas A&M studies put the total economic output of white-tailed deer hunting in Texas at around $9.6 billion– $4.6 billion for hunters and $5 billion from landowners, encompassing expenditures on licenses, lodging, feed, management, and more.
Additionally, it generates tens of thousands of jobs across the state. Chronic wasting disease is a threat to this vital cornerstone of Texas’ outdoor recreation and its economy. Unfortunately, CWD remains an incredibly difficult disease to manage due to the ease of transmission, the elusive detection in infected animals, its extended incubation period, and its tenacious persistence in the environment once it’s introduced.
Because we now know that there are two primary sources of exposure, one, CWD-infected deer, and two, a CWD-contaminated environment, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department must continue a rigorous statewide surveillance program, follow effective protocol for action in the instance of detection, and especially prevent its spread pursuant to TWD [Sic]/CWD management plan.
While the TPWD plan to deal with CWD was meant to be dynamic and evolving, TPWD cannot accept the proposed rule which grants, quote– and I quote– “grants TPWD staff explicit authority to develop disease management plans for trace and positive facilities,” end quote; and especially that which relates to the movement of animals out of an infected location.
The department has determined that allowing breeder deer to be moved from an exposed location represents an unacceptable risk of spreading CWD to native, free-ranging, and captive deer populations unless a determination based on the particulars of a given circumstance indicates the risk is neither nonexistent or acceptable.
The above proposed discretionary approach to management resulted in TWD [Sic] staff electing to release 13 bucks from a CWD-positive facility onto an immediately adjacent uninfected site, something which under the previous rule, and adhering to previous protocol, they would not have had the authority to do.
The release was done in mid-September of 2025. One month later, one of the bucks released under the disease management plan tested positive for CWD on the release site; and a second buck from the same group a month and a few days after that. There were 11 properties that were directly exposed to the department’s action… exposed by the department’s actions– 11 properties.
The recent documented disease spread due to deviation from the previous rule adopted during the period where the Texas Animal Health Commission was managing CWD with TPWD is incontrovertible evidence that we cannot deviate from those previously established safeguards. To date, CWD has persisted, spread, and increased in prevalence in nearly every area where it has been introduced.
Unfortunately, because currently there are no known management strategies to successfully mitigate the risk of indirect transmission once an environment has been contaminated with infectious prions, disease prevention is the only prudent recourse.
The best way to manage CWD is to prevent its introduction into new areas and limit its spread. Established safeguards cannot be abandoned. Discontinuation or deviation from prior proven protocol exposes the department to potential liability as CWD will certainly spread to neighboring properties unless established CWD containment procedures are followed.
The department cannot revert to methods from the past which we know caused the spread of this ultimately fatal disease. We must recognize the need for full cooperation and partnership between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners and the department and its staff, and continue to implement the plans and procedures which were developed and incorporated as the epidemiology and management of this disease became better understood, and until science provides a new and a better plan.
snip…see;
TPW Commission Work Session Transcript January 21, 2026 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
JANUARY 21, 2026
COMMISSION HEARING ROOM
4200 SMITH SCHOOL ROAD
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78744
COMMISSION WORK SESSION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION
Singeltary Submission
TPW Commission Meeting Transcript January 22, 2026 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSIO
JANUARY 22, 2026
COMMISSION HEARING ROOM
4200 SMITH SCHOOL ROAD
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78744
COMMISSION MEETING
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE 424th COMMISSION MEETING Texas Animal Health Commission May 6, 2025
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Chronic Wasting Disease:
• Positive found in Kaufman County in Calendar Year 2025, trace history to 2021 positive incident, HCP certified herd, herd visit is complete, undecided on disposition of herd
• There were 248 traces closed from 2021, 26 for 2022, 214 for 2023, and 62 for 2024, 19 for 2025
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Item 19 – Consideration and Possible Action on Proposed Rules
Ms. Jeanine Coggeshall presented the rules for proposal:
a) Chapter 32, Hearing and Appeal Procedure, Chapter 40, Chronic Wasting Disease
The CWD HCP is a voluntary federal program administered by USDA for both native and exotic CWD- susceptible herds with guidelines issued under Program Standards. The Program Standards, which includes two components, Part A (Standards for the HCP) and Part B (Standards for State Response), were last updated in May 2019. Texas currently has 81 herds in good standing, which includes two exotic herds and 79 native herds. Participation has significantly declined since 2021 when there were 376 enrolled herds. HCP participation is not required to own exotic cervids or keep native deer captive in Texas. The Program Standards Part B applies to all herds in Texas, not just HCP herds and requires 5-year traces on CWD positives as well as a 5-year post-exposure facility quarantine. Herd plan options
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Summary Minutes of the 424th Commission Meeting – 5/6/2025
are limited and must be approved by USDA to ensure they are compliant with Program Standards. Pairing the repeal of the Herd Certification Program with amendments of CWD rules will provide sensible regulations that work for Texas by reducing the regulatory burden on producers in instances of CWD-positive cases, make CWD hold orders and quarantines optional rather than mandatory by changing language in rule from “shall” to “may,” and removing the requirement that herd plans and traces be set at a minimum of 5 years. It will also allow for individual herd plans, rather than only USDA-approved templates and will repeal CWD surveillance and containment zones entirely. This will reduce regulations on CWD-Susceptible Exotic Cervids by changing surveillance testing from 100% of mortalities to 3 valid tests each year, clarify that surveillance is focused on captive exotic cervids, and allow testing through ELISA testing.
The motion to PROPOSE amendments to Chapter 32, concerning Hearing and Appeal Procedures, and Chapter 40, concerning Chronic Wasting Disease was made by Commissioner Jordan and seconded by Commissioner TJ Klein. The motion passed.
The notice of the proposed amendments will be published in the Texas Register with a 30-day comment period. Comments regarding the proposals may be submitted to Amanda Bernhard, Texas Animal Health Commission, 2105 Kramer Lane, Austin, Texas 78758, by fax at (512) 719-0719 or by email at "comments@tahc.state.tx.us".
b) Chapter 51, Entry Requirements
The proposed amendments clarify that one of three forms of accepted identification is needed for ratites entering Texas and provide simplified entry requirements for exotic fowl, excluding ratites, moving between AZA facilities by allowing entry without PT and AI testing and without entry permitting.
The motion to PROPOSE amendments to Chapter 51, Entry Requirements was made by Commissioner Turner and seconded by Commissioner TJ Klein. The motion passed.
The notice of the proposed amendments will be published in the Texas Register with a 30-day comment period. Comments regarding the proposals may be submitted to Amanda Bernhard, Texas Animal Health Commission, 2105 Kramer Lane, Austin, Texas 78758, by fax at (512) 719-0719 or by email at "comments@tahc.state.tx.us".
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION Legislative Appropriations Request for Fiscal Years 2026-2027
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USDA adopted changes to the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Program Standards in 2019. To remain consistent with national standards, and allow Texas producers to participate in interstate commerce, TAHC updated rules that governed the Texas’ CWD Herd Certification Program (HCP). Corrective action response to the 2021 USDA Texas HCP audit findings was accepted and verification of corrective action is still in process, pending USDA action. The response plan agreed to by the USDA and TAHC included conducting detailed reviews of 208 herds that were currently enrolled in the HCP which was completed by September 2023.
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• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
CWD is a is a progressive, fatal, and degenerative neurological disease affecting cervids such as deer, elk, moose and other members of the cervid family. The increase in discoveries of CWD in captive cervids continues to increase resource demands placed on TAHC. In 2023, CWD was detected in 12 deer breeder facilities, an additional 378 facilities were identified as having epidemiologically traced deer associated with a CWD affected facility. Since the beginning of 2024, CWD was detected in 6 deer breeder facilities with an additional 166 epidemiologically traced deer associated with a CWD affected facility.
TAHC resources are also heavily invested in administering the Texas Herd Certification Program, a USDA program with required state participation for the interstate movement of CWD susceptible cervids. In order to abide by the federal regulations, TAHC must adhere to strict CWD management principles state-wide and provide individual assessments to the participants in the program. As the incidents of CWD positive white-tailed deer increase, greater strain is placed on the already limited resources TAHC has to support this program and diverts resources that could be used for other disease programs impacting livestock and fowl , resulting in a decreased ability to protect animal agriculture comprising a significant part of the state’s and nation’s food supply. Page 3 of 9
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
TPWD Chronic Wasting Disease Detection and Response Rules Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes January 22, 2026
TPWD Commission Agenda Item 6 January 22, 2026
Chronic Wasting Disease Detection and Response Rules Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes
TPWD Commission Agenda Item 6
January 22, 2026
TERRIBLE NEWS, seems the TPWD and TAHC have split up on CWD science, with the TAHC siding with the junk science on cwd that most of the captive industry puts forth, like, just let it go, cwd will take care of itself, or, it’s a hoax, or, it’s a government conspiracy, or it’s the insurance companies, it’s a money grab for the DNR, or, there’s never been a deer die from CWD, or my favorite, show me a picture of cwd…sadly, this seems to be the side of the fence the TAHC has sided with…(i have all the receipts for that). i pray that i am wrong, i stand with the TPWD. imho, the TAHC and TPWD should be on the same page, the same science, and working together. siding with the same industry, again, the same industry that has been trying year after year, decade after decade, trying to deregulate CWD for the game farming, is exactly why we are in this nightmare…terry
TAHC 425th Commission Meeting CWD 1:45:00
* See CWD speakers expressing their concerns with changed regulations…
2:00 hr mark
February 25, 2025
***> TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION 423rd Commission Meeting CWD Update February 25, 2025
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025
Texas CWD TSE Prion Cases Rises to 1099 Confirmed Cases To Date
Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas A Real Disease with Proven Impacts
Produced by a coalition of concerned hunters, landowners, & conservationists (last update 1/2025)
Aug 18, 2021
Oh, Deer
Heading Off a Wildlife Epidemic
CWD poses a significant threat to the future of hunting in Texas. Deer population declines of 45 and 50 percent have been documented in Colorado and Wyoming. A broad infection of Texas deer populations resulting in similar population impacts would inflict severe economic damage to rural communities and could negatively impact land markets. Specifically, those landowners seeking to establish a thriving herd of deer could avoid buying in areas with confirmed CWD infections. As they do with anthrax-susceptible properties, land brokers may find it advisable to inquire about the status of CWD infections on properties that they present for sale. Prospective buyers should also investigate the status of the wildlife on prospective properties. In addition, existing landowners should monitor developments as TPWD crafts management strategies to identify and contain this deadly disease.
Dr. Gilliland (c-gilliland@tamu.edu) is a research economist with the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University.
***> TEXAS TRUCKING CWD TSE PRION
“CWD spreads among wild populations at a relatively slow rate, limited by the natural home range and dispersed nature of wild animals.”
***> NOW HOLD YOUR HORSES, Chronic Wasting Disease CWD of Cervid can spread rather swiftly, traveling around 50 MPH, from the back of truck and trailer, and Here in Texas, we call it ‘Trucking CWD’…
Preventive Veterinary Medicine Volume 234, January 2025, 106385
Use of biosecurity practices to prevent chronic wasting disease in Minnesota cervid herds
Vehicles or trailers that entered the farm were used to transport other live cervids, cervid carcasses, or cervid body parts in past 3 years in 64.3 % (95 % CI 46.3–82.3) of larger elk/reindeer herds compared to 13.6 % (95 % CI 4.7–22.4) of smaller deer herds.
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Identifying the exact pathway of initial CWD transmission to cervid herds is often not possible, in part due to many potential pathways of transmission for the infection, including both direct and indirect contact with infected farmed or wild cervids (Kincheloe et al., 2021). That study identified that transmissions from infected farmed cervids may occur from direct contact with the movement of cervids from one herd to another and from indirect contact with the sharing of equipment, vehicles, clothing, reproductive equipment, and potentially through semen or embryos.
“Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease and can devastate deer populations by silently spreading through direct animal contact and contaminated environments. Without close monitoring, illegal movement of captive deer increases the risk of introducing CWD to areas it is not known to exist, potentially leading to widespread outbreaks which will impact more than just the health of Texas deer.”
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025
Texas Game Wardens Near Conclusion of ‘Ghost Deer’ Case with 24 Suspects, 1,400 Charges Filed Statewide
MONDAY, MAY 05, 2026
TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN FISCAL YEARS 2025 - 2029 CWD TSE Prion
FRIDAY, MAY 08, 2026
WILDLIFE HEALTH COORDINATION AND ZOONOTIC DISEASE PREVENTION ACT S.4451 Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Singeltary Submission
***> USA Report, Scrapie, CWD, BSE, TSE, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Cervid, Humans, Zoonotic, 2026
April 2026
So, this is what we leave our children and grandchildren?

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