UTRGV orders evacuation after suspicious package found, scene cleared

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information.

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A suspicious package at UTRGV prompted an evacuation Tuesday morning of the CESS Building at the Edinburg campus.

Police were at the scene after a suspicious package was discovered, according to a tweet from UTRGV.

According to officials, everyone was quickly evacuated from the building.

The scene was cleared a few hours after the incident.

UTRGV said normal operations would resume.

No other details have been released.