{
  "id": "2023-12-19-texas-am-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "texas-am-bomb-threat-2023-12-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Texas A&M University",
    "shortName": "TAMU",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Code Maroon",
    "enrollment": 74000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-12-19",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "Bomb threats against two campus buildings; both evacuated and cleared in about an hour",
    "headlinePublic": "Bomb threats against two campus buildings; both evacuated and cleared in about an hour",
    "summary": "On December 19, 2023, Texas A&M University received two 'non-credible' bomb threats [targeting the Academic Building and the Eller O&M Building](https://www.kbtx.com/2023/12/19/buildings-evacuated-after-texas-am-receives-non-credible-bomb-threats/). The Code Maroon emergency system reported the threats at approximately 10:12 AM CST, and both buildings were evacuated. [University Police searched and cleared both buildings](https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/texas-a-m-u/non-credible-bomb-threats-reported-at-two-buildings-on-tamu-campus-dec-19-2023/499-53b58e99-47f5-486b-9eb4-a9418b2c76f2), issuing an all-clear at approximately 11:20 AM CST.",
    "outcome": "Both buildings were searched and deemed safe. The all-clear was issued approximately one hour after the initial alert. No major campus activities were disrupted because final grades had been submitted the previous day and final exams and graduation had already concluded."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2023-12-19T10:12:00-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Non-credible bomb threats were received for the Academic and O&M buildings. UPD is on scene. Evacuate per police orders. \nhttps://clq.io/J01yMGg",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TAMUCodeMaroon/status/1737143524875723035",
      "sourceDescription": "@TAMUCodeMaroon on X (verbatim)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim Code Maroon alert sent at approximately 10:12 AM CST on December 19, 2023, as reproduced by KAGS TV and KBTX",
        "Two buildings were targeted: the Academic Building and the Eller O&M Building; the alert pre-labeled the threats 'non-credible,' an unusual framing for an initial emergency notification",
        "'Evacuate per police orders' is a terse Code Maroon construction that defers the specific evacuation directive to officers on scene rather than spelling out a shelter/avoid instruction",
        "The campus was largely empty as final grades had been submitted the day before"
      ],
      "characterCount": 144
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2023-12-19T11:20:00-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "All Clear. UPD has searched the Academic and O&M buildings and has deemed the scene safe. Resume normal activities. \nhttps://clq.io/mPEXW47",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TAMUCodeMaroon/status/1737160285465587881",
      "sourceDescription": "@TAMUCodeMaroon on X (verbatim)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text from the Code Maroon all-clear at approximately 11:20 AM CST as reported by KAGS TV",
        "The all-clear came approximately 1 hour 8 minutes after the initial Code Maroon",
        "The terse 'Resume normal activities' is characteristic of Code Maroon's Twitter/X-first design philosophy, short enough for SMS and a tweet"
      ],
      "characterCount": 139
    }
  ],
  "context": "On December 19, 2023, Texas A&M University received two 'non-credible' bomb threats targeting the [Academic Building and the Eller O&M Building](https://www.kbtx.com/2023/12/19/buildings-evacuated-after-texas-am-receives-non-credible-bomb-threats/). The university's Code Maroon emergency system reported the threats at approximately 10:12 AM CST, and University Police ordered the evacuation of both buildings. [UPD searched both buildings and determined there was no threat](https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/texas-a-m-u/non-credible-bomb-threats-reported-at-two-buildings-on-tamu-campus-dec-19-2023/499-53b58e99-47f5-486b-9eb4-a9418b2c76f2), issuing an all-clear at approximately 11:20 AM CST. The impact was limited because the fall semester had essentially ended: [final grades were submitted by noon on Monday, December 18](https://theeagle.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/am-receives-multiple-non-credible-bomb-threats/article_e6ce5b44-9e8a-11ee-a3fe-771e6578ef89.html), and final exams and graduation ceremonies had taken place the week before. This was not the first bomb threat at Texas A&M: in October 2022, [Kyle Field received a bomb threat during a football game](https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/brazos/all-clear-given-following-texas-am-bomb-threats/), and the university has experienced periodic threats over the years.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The Code Maroon system activated for bomb threats targeting two buildings simultaneously",
    "The one-hour response from initial alert to all-clear was efficient by campus bomb threat standards",
    "The timing during semester break minimized the threat's impact on the campus community"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "All Clear: University police deem scene safe after Texas A&M receives non-credible bomb threats (KBTX)",
      "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2023/12/19/buildings-evacuated-after-texas-am-receives-non-credible-bomb-threats/",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "Non-credible bomb threats reported at two buildings on Texas A&M campus (KAGS TV)",
      "url": "https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/local/texas-a-m-u/non-credible-bomb-threats-reported-at-two-buildings-on-tamu-campus-dec-19-2023/499-53b58e99-47f5-486b-9eb4-a9418b2c76f2",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "A&M receives multiple non-credible bomb threats (The Eagle)",
      "url": "https://theeagle.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/am-receives-multiple-non-credible-bomb-threats/article_e6ce5b44-9e8a-11ee-a3fe-771e6578ef89.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "All Clear given following Texas A&M bomb threats (Fox 44)",
      "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/brazos/all-clear-given-following-texas-am-bomb-threats/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@TAMUCodeMaroon bomb threats Academic/O&M",
      "url": "https://x.com/TAMUCodeMaroon/status/1737143524875723035"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@TAMUCodeMaroon all clear Academic/O&M",
      "url": "https://x.com/TAMUCodeMaroon/status/1737160285465587881"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "evacuation",
    "hoax",
    "texas",
    "code-maroon",
    "semester-break",
    "multiple-buildings"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}