This is not true. We have no confirmed case within 1 mile of the border. Rep. Don McLaughlin (@donfortexas) BREAKING: I have received reports that the New World Screwworm has been detected one mile from the Texas border. We must protect our border.

Rep. Don McLaughlin of Texas denied reports of a New World Screwworm detection within one mile of the Texas border, stating there are no confirmed cases in that vicinity. The USDA's statement contradicted earlier reports circulating about the pest's proximity to the border.