UPDATE: The all clear has been given in the Texas State University bomb threat situation. The emergency alert has been canceled.
The Tower and San Jacinto Halls have reopened but the Admissions building will remain closed for the rest of the day.
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UPDATE: Texas State University posted the following release on their emergency website:
SAN MARCOS – Texas State University has evacuated and closed the Admissions Building on campus in response to a bomb threat received October 18.
The University Police Department is in consultation with the FBI, and the Austin Bomb Squad is en route to assist with the situation. In addition, Texas State has evacuated and closed Tower Hall and San Jaciento Hall, two residence halls adjacent to the Admissions Building to create an 800 foot safety perimeter.
The threat was delivered via email at 7:21 a.m. to a Houston-area admissions counselor who works out of her home. When the admissions counselor discovered the bomb threat, she alerted her supervisors who in turn alerted the University Police Department.
Because of the specific nature of the threat, classes are currently continuing as scheduled. Texas State continues to monitor the situation with the well-being of students, faculty and staff of primary importance.
Updated: 11:11 a.m.
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UPDATE (KCEN) -- Classes are being held as normal.
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(KCEN) -- A bomb threat has been called into the Admissions building at Texas State University in San Marcos.
The school's emergency website says the areas of Tower and San Jacinto should evacuate and stay clear of that area.
We will continue to follow this story and will post more information as it becomes available.
