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Finals Are Over but the Threats Are Not: Code Maroon Sounds for Two Campus Buildings After the Semester Ends

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Confirmed HoaxDetermined to be a hoax. The institutional response is documented because it reveals how the alert system performed under a perceived real threat.

On December 19, 2023, Texas A&M University received two 'non-credible' bomb threats targeting the Academic Building and the Eller O&M Building. 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, issuing an all-clear at approximately 11:20 AM.

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Institution
Texas A&M University
Public R1 · TX
~74,000 studentsCode Maroon
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTPush
Verified verbatimKAGS TV, which reproduced the verbatim Code Maroon alert text120 chars
Non-credible bomb threats were received for the Academic and O&M buildings. UPD is on scene. Evacuate per police orders.
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
ALL CLEARPush+1h 8m
Verified verbatimKAGS TV reproduced the verbatim Code Maroon all-clear text115 chars
All Clear. UPD has searched the Academic and O&M buildings and has deemed the scene safe. Resume normal activities.
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
Context

Background

On December 19, 2023, Texas A&M University received two 'non-credible' bomb threats targeting the Academic Building and the Eller O&M Building. 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, issuing an all-clear at approximately 11:20 AM. The impact was limited because the fall semester had essentially ended: final grades were submitted by noon on Monday, December 18, 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, and the university has experienced periodic threats over the years.
Analysis

Key Findings

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
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.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    All Clear: University police deem scene safe after Texas A&M receives non-credible bomb threats (KBTX)
    kbtx.com
  2. News
    Non-credible bomb threats reported at two buildings on Texas A&M campus (KAGS TV)
    kagstv.com
  3. News
    A&M receives multiple non-credible bomb threats (The Eagle)
    theeagle.com
  4. News
    All Clear given following Texas A&M bomb threats (Fox 44)
    fox44news.com
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Added May 2026Updated June 2026Via ingestion