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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas creates Screwworm Abatement Trust Fund capped at $50 million
Last action · August 4, 2025: FiledSponsors: Ryan Guillen and 37 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund.
The measure establishes a dedicated funding vehicle capped at $50 million to support research, surveillance, and emergency response activities across public agencies and universities.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public agencies and institutions of higher education
Eligible to receive distributed money from the trust fund to support screwworm-related programs, research, surveillance, and emergency response activities.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who manages the Screwworm Abatement Trust Fund?
Is there a limit on how much money can be in the fund?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Aug 4, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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