News report warns of possible attack on Texas in election run-up
Al Qaeda operatives may be planning attacks in three states, including Texas, in the run-up to Election Day, according to a CBS news report.
According to CBS, an unidentified source within the FBI said Texas, New York and Virginia were among possible targets.
“U.S. authorities are taking the threat seriously, though the sources stress the intelligence is still being assessed and its credibility hasn’t been confirmed. Counterterrorism officials were alerted to the threat out of abundance of caution,” the report said.
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FBI spokeswoman Michelle Lee said the bureau has been in close communication with Central Texas and Austin area law enforcement and government officials.
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other than having three of the top ten largest cities, the technology center in Austin, the largest army training facility at Fort Hood, a major financial/insurance center in Dallas, a major port city in Houston, the second largest population in the country besides also being a leading agricultural producer there is absolutely nothing in Texas. 
I'm posting a story from a Texas newspaper in the Texas Group. There have been terrorist incidents in Texas (the police ambush in Dallas, the Muslim shooting in Garland, multiple attacks at Fort Hood) so terrorist incidents are on the minds of Texans as much as they are in NYC or anywhere else in the country. These incidents are enough to persuade at least one member of my family to be a Trump voter. There are millions of Democratic voters in this state and it is possible that news of this nature may be significant enough to frighten away some of those voters.
I wouldn't dare say that all New York has is NYC even though the metro area makes up nearly half of the population of the state so I along with many others get defensive when others think that the only things in the state are oil, boots, cowboy hats and cow chips. I've never worn cowboy boots in my life and although I've dodged some horse droppings while marching in the county parade, there are plenty of good things here beyond the stereotypes.
Besides what I mentioned, we also take offense as to Texas cities being destroyed in the movies (e.g., Dallas in Asteroids, Houston in Independence Day). 
Whether there's an actual attack is irrelevant -- it gets people thinking about the Moooooooooslem peril and the ONLY candidate who will protect us by keeping them out…
