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Texas Parks and Wildlife’s public comment page was abuzz ahead of the TPW Commission’s regulatory meeting earlier this month. Not surprisingly, the hot potato on the menu was a lengthy list of proposed amendments to rules governing chronic wasting disease (CWD) detection, response, and management, and deer breeder permits. Item 5 on meeting agenda indicates the proposed amendments were “intended to function collectively to refine surveillance and investigation efforts as part of the agency’s effort to manage CWD.”