Lucio Vasquez |The Texas Newsroom

Eleven cases have now been confirmed in Texas as officials expand surveillance efforts, release millions of sterile flies and mobilize resources to stop the flesh-eating parasite from spreading.

At least one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting that unfolded across Midland on Friday morning. Authorities later confirmed the suspected gunman was dead after a standoff with SWAT.

State officials and researchers warned Texas lawmakers in May that New World screwworm was advancing toward the state and could carry a billion-dollar economic toll.

Officials are increasing trapping efforts, establishing quarantine zones and releasing millions of sterile flies after New World screwworm was confirmed in South Texas.

The suspected case comes as Texas ramps up efforts to keep the livestock-killing parasite from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

The cancellation comes as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, prepares for a November showdown against Democrat James Talarico.

Prosecutors say an ICE agent fired into a Minneapolis home occupied by four adults and two children, then falsely claimed he acted in self-defense. He was arrested Friday in Texas.

The Texas Board of Nursing reversed the emergency suspension of Mary Elizabeth Eastland's license, but allegations tied to last summer's deadly Camp Mystic flood remain unresolved.

The lawsuit accuses Meta of marketing WhatsApp as completely private while allegedly allowing employees and contractors to review messages.

State regulators say Camp Mystic's chief health officer abandoned campers and staff as deadly floodwaters rose.