The US Secret Service visited Texas State University in San Marcos in connection to its selection to host a 2024 presidential debate, according to records obtained by KSAT 12 News.
The agency attended a site visit at the university, “which is evidence of a potential physical safety threat to the presidential candidates,” the documents stated.
Records show Texas State University’s Police Department has been working alongside Secret Service to assess the security of the debate site and hotels.
The university will host the first of four scheduled general election debates on Sept. 16, 2024.
It’s set to make history as the first Texas location selected for a presidential debate. It’s also the only state university to have graduated a U.S. president — Lyndon B. Johnson.
“We thought that we had a real opportunity to showcase Texas through the lens of the place that made him who he was,” said Texas State President Dr. Kelly Damphousse.
