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Abbott pledged Texas's full support to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expedite the $750 million breeding facility's construction near Edinburg, Texas, approximately 20 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
He indicated the state is prepared to commit its own funds to ensure construction proceeds “24 hours a day, seven days a week.” During a news conference in Austin, Abbott stressed the urgency, stating, “Without greater sterile fly production… We cannot make it through a second summer.”
The USDA confirmed ..
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