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
- 04/04 415th Commission Meeting
- 03/23 Executive Director Order Declaring Quarantine for the State of Pennsylvania due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
- 03/21 Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in Deer Breeding Facilities in Zavala, Washington and Gonzales Counties
- 03/10 Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Committee Rule Proposals Open for Public Comment
- 03/09 Apply for 2023 USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and Veterinary Services Grant Program Assistance
- 02/16 Neurologic Form of Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in Hood County Horse
- 02/10 Equine Infectious Anemia Confirmed in Midland County Horses
- 01/03 TAHC Moves Rockdale Region Office to Giddings
- 12/27 TAHC Commissioners Adopt Rule Amendments: Trichomoniasis
- 12/22 TAHC Rule Proposals Open for Public Comment: Brucellosis, Chronic Wasting Disease, Reportable & Actionable Diseases, Entry Requirements
