TAHC News

The TAHC Communications & Public Relations Department issues frequent news releases, educational brochures, announcements, etc. to inform the public of current news and/or changes pertaining to animal agriculture health issues and/or regulatory policies. The TAHC utilizes several methods of communication to disseminate messages, including the TAHC website, TAHC Insider-email group, Facebook and Twitter as well as participates in industry related events. The Communication and Public Relations Department strives to provide and maintain current and accurate information to the citizens of Texas and to those with a vested interest in Texas animal health.

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2011
Date	Title
December 19	TAHC Now Accepting Area Nominations for Veterinary Loan Repayment Program Download the nomination form
November 3	TAHC Releases a Portion of the Fever Tick Temporary Quarantine Area in Starr County
October 28	USDA Selects Five Texas Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Awardees
October 27	Attention Elk Producers: CWD Herd Monitoring Program to be Enforced January 2012
October 7	TAHC Accepting Comments on Three New Rule Proposals View the rule proposals.
August 25	Changes to Texas Cattle Trichomoniasis Regulations
August 18	Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE) Confirmed in Mexico
August 11	USDA Seeks Comments on Animal Disease Traceability Proposed Rule
July 29	Attention Cattlemen: Changes Announced for Adult Cattle being Sold at Texas Markets
July 26	TAHC Releases the Remainder of the Olmal Temporary Preventative Quarantine Area in Starr and Hidalgo counties
July 15	TAHC Modifies Temporary Preventative QuarantineArea - Releases 278,950 Acres, Between Starr, Jim Hogg and Zapata Counties Quarantine Map
June 20	TAHC Accepting Comments on New Rule Proposals
June 20	TAHC to Stop Paying for Brucellosis Testing at Markets due to a Lack of Funding
May 20	TAHC releases 59,100 acres in Starr County from Temporary Fever Tick Quarantine Zone
May 20	Texas is Now Swine Brucellosis Free
May 18	Nationwide Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) Investigation Underway
May 16	Equine Herpesvirus Awareness
May 9	USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Currently Accepting Applications
April 12	Amanda Barnes: TAHC Agency Preparedness and Operations Coordinator
April 11	Cattle Brucellosis Testing Complete in Starr County; Adjacent Herds Test Negative
March 28	Anthrax Case Confirmed in Hill County
February 22	Cattle Brucellosis Found in Herd in Starr County
February 3	TAHC Officials Urge Awareness of Global Foot and Mouth Disease Threat
January 28	Texas Discovers New Cattle Brucellosis Infected Herd

Date	Title
December 22	TAHC Welcomes New Director of Staff Services
December 22	TAHC Now Accepting Nominations for Veterinary Loan Repayment Program >>>>Nomination for Texas Veterinary Shortage Area
December 13	Attention: Elk Producers — TAHC Extends Monitored Herd Program Enrollment; Participation Recommended and Encouraged
November 12	USDA Selects Four Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Awardees in Texas — Planning begins for next round of awards and shortage nominations
November 5	TAHC Modifies Temporary Preventative Quarantine Area in Maverick and Dimmit Counties — Deer Hunters Reminded of South Texas Fever Tick Quarantines Quarantine Map
October 13	TAHC Adopts Revisions to Texas' Cattle Trichomoniasis Program
October 13	TAHC Announces Social Media Campaign
August 30	TAHC Announces Office Changes
August 13	Anthrax is Here — Vaccinate Livestock Now
July 30	TAHC and USDA Rounding Up Stray Livestock Due to Rio Grande River Flooding
June 22	TAHC and TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine Team Up
May 13	EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS TESTING NOW AVAILABLE AT TVMDL
May 4	USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Currently Accepting Applications
April 30	Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries working to address recent oil spill in Gulf of Mexico
April 26	USDA Issues Federal Order Modifying elements of bovine tuberculosis eradication program
April 9	TAHC Welcomes New Director of Public Information
February 3	UPDATE on Equine Piroplasmosis Disease Investigation

Date	Title
December 2009	New Year Means New Regulation for Texas Cattle
December 2009	Dr. Dee Ellis Selected to Take Reins of TAHC
November 2009	Equine Piroplasmosis Disease Investigation Continues
October 2009	Tick-Transmitted Horse Disease Detected in South Texas
October 2009	New Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Regulations Proposed for Free-Ranging and Captive Elk in Texas
September 2009	Texas State Veterinarian to Retire December 31; Nationwide Executive Search to be Conducted
August 2009	Anthrax Confirmed in Crockett County; Ranchers Urged to Vaccinate Livestock
August 2009	Vesicular Stomatitis Quarantine Lifted in Starr County, Texas; Continue to Check with States of Destination Before Hauling Livestock!
July 2009	Two Horses in East Texas Die from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE); Vaccinate Your Horses and Protect Against Mosquito Exposure!
July 2009	Ranchers, Regulators Weary from Cattle Fever Tick War
June 2009	Cattle Tuberculosis Confirmed in Texas; Check with States of Destination Before Shipping Cattle
June 2009	Nation’s First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis for 2009 Detected in Texas **Map: Location of Starr County
April 2009	Wild Hogs: No Indication of Flu Danger
April 2009	Good News, Bad News for Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Effort
April 2009	Preliminary Tests Indicate Cattle TB Infection in Texas Dairy
February 2009	Texas Cattle Trichomoniasis Program Adopted: Interstate Rules Effective April 1, 2009; In-State Rules Effective Jan. 1, 2010
January 2009	CEM-Infected Stallion Confirmed in Texas
January 2009	Texas Among 27 States Testing Horses for CEM
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