AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Protesters were evacuated from Texas State Capitol grounds after a reported possible threat closed Capitol grounds Tuesday evening, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. This happened moments before a planned protest was scheduled to start outside of the House chamber where one lawmaker is refusing to leave after rejecting a requirement to be monitored by a DPS escort.

A law enforcement source told KXAN that an anonymous caller contacted DPS intelligence center to report a “concerning post on social media.”

Some protesters moved outside the Capitol grounds after DPS shut down the building. At 7 p.m., DPS said that only the building was closed, however shortly after, authorities closed the entire grounds.

In an update from KXAN’s Grace Reader on X at 7:05 p.m., the

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