According to surveillance maps, updated on July 6 and released this week by the Texas Department of State Health Services, both Bexar and Travis counties are in the state’s highest case category, reporting between 17 and 33 laboratory-confirmed rabies cases in 2026.
State officials group counties into ranges rather than releasing exact case totals, but Bexar County has previously confirmed at least 18 rabies cases this year.
County officials have issued several public health advisories in recent months after infected foxes, skunks and other animals tested positive for the virus…