UPDATE: One person in custody following evacuation of Texas State Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas Department of Public Safety evacuated the Capitol and Capitol Grounds in Austin Saturday around 1 p.m.

According to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Capitol Region, they identified a credible threat toward state lawmakers planning to attend a protest at the Texas State Capitol Complex Saturday afternoon.

This follows the shooting of two lawmakers in Minnesota early Saturday morning.

DPS released a statement on ‘X’ saying, “A Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) took one person into custody in connection with the threats made against state lawmakers who planned to attend today’s protest at the Texas State Capitol Complex.”

In a statement on ‘X,’ DPS said, “DPS will collaborate with all local, state and federal law enforcement partners to ensure the safety of our citizens and state property, as well as to protect individuals exercising their constitutional rights to assemble and free speech.”