TPWD Warns of Bird Flu Near Lubbock, Urges West Texans to Remove Bird Feeders

State wildlife officials are warning West Texas residents to stop feeding wild birds and to keep pets away from wildlife as a dangerous strain of avian flu continues circulating in Amarillo and Lubbock, roughly 60 to 90 miles from Fisher and Stonewall counties.Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued the alert Feb. 17, saying highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) remains active in w...