Bill Allowing Helicopter Hunting Of Invasive African Sheep Passes Texas House

A Senate bill to allow Texans to hunt an invasive African sheep from helicopters now has the approval of the Texas House. No one spoke in opposition to the measure before the House overwhelmingly approved it on Tuesday.

The imported aoudad sheep have thrived well enough to compete with native animals, and they carry a strain of bacteria dangerous to commercial sheep and goats. If the Senate approves the House’s amendments to the bill, it’ll soon be on its way to Governor Greg Abbott for his signature.