Day: June 26, 2015

AUSTIN – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has released the remaining portion of the fever tick temporary preventative quarantine area (TPQA) in Starr County (South Texas). The release was effective June 19, 2015.The area released is located in the southwest part of Starr County along Highway 83, near Zapata County. The TAHC established a TPQA for portions of Starr County on July 3, 2007 following findings of cattle fever tick infestations on multiple premises, and then increased the size of the area quarantined in 2008. Over 65,000 acres were under quarantine in the county until a