Southern Blacklands Zone

Zone Manager: Michael Hester
Zone Office: 1713 Industrial Blvd, Cameron, TX 76520
Zone Mailing Address: PO Box 1109, Cameron, TX 76520
Zone Telephone: (254) 605-0705
Zone Office Email: sblzone@txbollweevil.org
District Offices: Bryan (979) 778-0498 , Luling(830) 875-5308 and Thorndale (512) 898-0421

Program Began: 2001
Counties Included: Anderson, Angelina, Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnett, Caldwell, Camp, Chambers, Cherokee, Comal, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Galveston, Gillespie, Gonzales, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hays, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Kendall, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone (partial), Llano, Madison, Marion, McLennan (partial) Milam, Mills, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Saba, Shelby, Smith, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Walker, Waller (partial), Washington, Williamson, Wood
2010 Assessment: $12/dryland acre, $27/irrigated acres

Status: Active eradication. Last referendum passed by 97 percent in March 2009. Neil Walter was elected as the grower representative to the Foundation's board of directors.