Man arrested in ‘credible threat’ to Texas Capitol released on bond

Published September 30, 2026 9:00pm ET



A Texas man who was arrested for posing a “credible threat” to the state Capitol was released on bond Wednesday, just hours after he was first taken into custody.

Benny Caldera Jr. was arrested at his home northeast of San Antonio at 3 a.m. on Wednesday after the Texas Department of Public Safety received a tip that Caldera was planning to attack the Capitol. Just before 7 a.m., Caldera was released from Bexar County Jail on a $75,000 bond, according to county records.

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