Jason Allen

That guy who looks so familiar but you can't place it and just figure he must have gone to high school around here. Also telling stories on TV for @CBSNews

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

You can tell the difference between a screwworm fly and a harmless one, right? There are a couple in here…

This is from a training with @TAHC we attended last fall, teaching partner agencies about the fly, setting out traps, beginning surveillance

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Texas ranchers, hunters and wildlife advocates have been watching for this since last year. Looks like the screwworm may have finally returned.

[Dept. of Agriculture @USDA]

A case of NWS may have been detected in South Texas. The sample is now at USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, lowa for confirmatory testing. We will provide updates the moment results are available.

We have already activated personnel on the ground and are working with local partners.

What you can expect from us is transparency, candor, and most important — action.

https://t.co/MrhuQr9UbN

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

AFFORDABILITY IN AMERICA: From avocados to tomatoes, rising fuel costs are driving up the price of produce across the country.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

The search of the apartments has been finished.

Still 3 people killed; 2 found in one unit, 1 in a separate unit.

@DallasFireRes_q clarified timeline, noting they had an engine on scene, gearing up and preparing to evacuate people if necessary, when the explosion happened.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

The updates tonight: at least 3 killed, including a child; search is ongoing; @ntsb has a team on the way to investigate

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

A large explosion after a reported gas leak leveled a Dallas apartment building, injuring at least four people and prompting a massive response from Dallas Fire-Rescue. https://t.co/OiJWdhzqPE

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Another look, from the south side of Canyon, looking south

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Here’s the fire below, as we can see it from I-27, just north of Canyon, TX

[Incident Information - Texas A&M Forest Service @AllHazardsTFS]

Alert: Texas A&M Forest Service is responding to a request for assistance on the #ChocolateChipFire in Randall County. The fire is an estimated 1,500 acres and 0% contained #txfire

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

Food pantries across the country are seeing long lines and rising demand as prices climb faster than paychecks for the first time in three years. Families who once needed short-term help are now relying on food assistance for months at a time. @jasonallenlive is in Texas.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

A longtime restaurant owner in Dallas tells @JasonAllenlive he’s facing the most challenging stretch of his 40-year career, as fuel surcharges, supply shortages and rising costs squeeze both businesses and customers.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

Multiple people were injured and dozens of homes were destroyed across Mississippi when an outbreak of at least 14 tornadoes spawned overnight. @jasonallenlive looks at the damage.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

The store was informed by their legal team today that the injunction is now back in effect until next Thursday — so sales start up again for at least a week

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Stores in Texas took hemp flower off the shelf again today.

As part of a back and forth legal battle, an appeal by the state meant the rule that bans most smokable hemp went back into effect.

The last ban in late March lasted about two weeks.

Video below is Candice Stinnett, at her store in Fort Worth.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

This one blew up back in ‘22…and lasted almost four years. Back above $4 in TX today.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

The ‘3’ is back

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

The TX Lt. Gov. announces he would back summer camps opening this year, as long as they have a sufficient emergency plan, and reliable emergency comms, even if they don't meet a new requirement for fiber-optic communications.

The requirement was added after the deadly flash floods that killed 28 at Camp Mystic last July.

Hundreds of camps have been telling legislators there was not enough time, or money, to install fiber lines the law requires before this summer.

During hearings last week in Austin the state health department said only 3 camps had received new licenses for this summer. @dallasnews reported this week the number was up to 9.

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

My Joint statement with Speaker @Burrows4TX on 2026 Summer Camp Operations.
https://t.co/pbFmFw5Fjn
#txlege

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

@StoryfulNews Laurie Dr.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

New video of the EF2 tornado as it hit a neighborhood in Mineral Wells, TX

Sound up for this one…

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Update: EF3 now preliminarily, per @NWSFortWorth. 145 mph.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

New video of the EF2 tornado as it hit a neighborhood in Mineral Wells, TX

Sound up for this one…

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Impressive storm in NTX tonight. Throwing lightning more than 50 miles out in front of the leading edge of the rain.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

NTSB now has a team coming in

[NTSB Newsroom @NTSB_Newsroom]

The NTSB is sending a team to investigate Tuesday’s natural gas‑fueled home explosions at two residences in the same San Antonio neighborhood that occurred about two hours apart. The team is expected to arrive today.

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

The two homes that exploded a couple hours apart in a San Antonio, TX, neighborhood last night.

Neighbor told me the second one is the one with all the roof decking gone.