Our mission is:
- to protect the animal industry from, and/or mitigate the effects of domestic, foreign and emerging diseases;
- to increase the marketability of Texas livestock commodities at the state, national and international level;
- to promote and ensure animal health and productivity;
- to protect human health from animal diseases and conditions that are transmissible to people; and,
- to prepare for and respond to emergency situations involving animals by conducting agency business in a responsive, cooperative and transparent manner.
Hot Topics:
In the News
- View current New World Screwworm Executive Director Orders on the NWS landing page
- 09/15 TAHC Issues Annual Reminder of Chronic Wasting Disease Requirements for Exotic Susceptible Species
- 09/11 TAHC Rule Proposals Open for Public Comment
- 08/31 TAHC Releases First Eligible New World Screwworm Infested Zones - 02.A and 03
- 08/24 TAHC Establishes New World Screwworm Movement Requirements for Cattle From Mexico
- 08/13 Anthrax Confirmed in an Edwards County Goat
- 06/26 Neurologic Form of Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in a Parker County Equine
