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USDA Secretary Rollins calls Texas ag chief 'unserious' amid screwworm threat

CNBC · Jun 8, 2026, 11:15 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday called Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller "unserious" after he criticized the USDA's response to the growing threat from the flesh-eating New World Screwworm.
  • He has argued that the federal department acted too slowly to contain the pest and ignored a response mechanism that he has pushed.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday called Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller "unserious" after he criticized the USDA's response to the growing threat from the flesh-eating New World Screwworm.

Miller, who lost the March Republican primary in a bid for a fourth term despite winning President Donald Trump's endorsement, has repeatedly slammed the USDA's response after the parasitic pest was detected in Texas last week. He has argued that the federal department acted too slowly to contain the pest and ignored a response mechanism that he has pushed.

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