Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol, authorities say

117 reports from 112 outlets in 2 languages · first reported 2026-09-30 21:47 UTC · updated 2026-10-01 16:36 UTC · JSON

A man was arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol^[1–10]. Authorities received credible information about the planned attack^{[2, 3, 7]}. The suspect was taken into custody by SWAT officers^[5]. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the individual was planning a violent attack^{[3, 7]}.

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1. Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol, authorities sayPublished by wgal.com, wyff4.com, koco.com, kcra.com, wtae.com, ksbw.com, wlwt.com, gulfcoastnewsnow.com, wjcl.com, cw39.com, theparisnews.com, cw39.com and 42 more · 2026-10-01 15:00 UTC
2. Man arrested in alleged plot to attack Texas State Capitol, DPS saysPublished by foxsanantonio.com, wcti12.com, wchstv.com, abcnews4.com, katu.com, 13wham.com, upnorthlive.com, fox4beaumont.com, kfoxtv.com, ktul.com, cbs4local.com, abc7amarillo.com and 15 more · 2026-10-01 00:02 UTC
3. Suspect tied to credible threat of Texas Capitol attack arrestedPublished by gilmermirror.com, kwtx.com, click2houston.com, ksat.com · 2026-10-01 12:15 UTC
4. SWAT officers arrest suspect in Texas Capitol attack plotPublished by wokv.com, wsbradio.com, wdbo.com, wgauradio.com · 2026-10-01 03:43 UTC
5. Officials say they stopped a violent plot targeting the Texas CapitolPublished by wxyz.com, koaa.com, kztv10.com · 2026-10-01 12:45 UTC
6. Man in custody following tip about 'violent attack' on Texas Capitol: AuthoritiesPublished by abcnews.com, kxly920.com · 2026-10-01 03:15 UTC
7. Texas Man Arrested in Alleged Plot to Attack State CapitolPublished by wcbm.com, townhall.com · 2026-10-01 01:24 UTC
8. Suspect arrested after alleged plot to attack Texas Capitol: officialsPublished by wfmd.com, wrganews.com · 2026-10-01 01:22 UTC
9. Suspect in planned attack on Texas State Capitol arrested overnight: DPSPublished by fox4news.com, fox7austin.com · 2026-09-30 22:21 UTC
10. Suspect arrested in ‘credible’ plot to attack Texas Capitol on Thursday, DPS saysPublished by texasstandard.org, houstonpublicmedia.org · 2026-09-30 21:56 UTC
11. San Antonio-area man arrested on suspicion of planning attack on the Texas Capitolsacurrent.com · en · 2026-10-01 16:36 UTC
12. Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the TX Capitol, officials saykristv.com · en · 2026-10-01 12:35 UTC
13. Man accused of planning deadly Texas State Capitol attack, DPS sayscbsnews.com · en · 2026-10-01 11:17 UTC
14. Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol, authorities say – KTBB News, Weather, Talkktbb.com · en · 2026-10-01 09:55 UTC
15. Dyshime për komplot për të sulmuar kryeqytetin e Teksasit, arrestohet një personSuspected plot to attack Texas capital, one person arrestedeuronews.al · sq · 2026-10-01 06:55 UTC
16. Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on Texas Capitol, authorities saysantafenewmexican.com · en · 2026-10-01 05:34 UTC
17. Texas man arrested after allegedly planning attack on state Capitol: officialsfoxnews.com · en · 2026-10-01 01:22 UTC
18. Man nabbed by SWAT officers after planning ‘violent attack’ on Texas state capitol, authorites saynypost.com · en · 2026-10-01 01:01 UTC
19. Texas man arrested for allegedly plotting to attack state capitolindependent.co.uk · en · 2026-10-01 00:53 UTC
20. Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitoltheguardian.com · en · 2026-10-01 00:35 UTC
21. Man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Texas Capitol, authorities say – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · en · 2026-09-30 23:32 UTC
22. Converse man arrested for planning violent attack on Texas State Capitol, DPS saysksat.com · en · 2026-09-30 23:25 UTC
23. Suspect tied to threat of attack on Texas Capitol arrestedtexastribune.org · en · 2026-09-30 22:54 UTC
24. Suspect arrested after alleged plot to attack Texas Capitol on Oct. 1, DPS saysclick2houston.com · en · 2026-09-30 22:21 UTC
25. Suspect arrested in 'credible' plot to attack Texas Capitol on Thursday, DPS saystpr.org · en · 2026-09-30 22:01 UTC