U.S. Rep. Keith Self says the FBI stopped an unspecified threat against him, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying it was from a McKinney teen who planned to assassinate the Texas Republican as part of an ISIS plot, but federal authorities haven’t publicly confirmed any details about the incident. “I am grateful to the FBI and law enforcement for stopping this threat,” Self, a McKinney Republican, said ...

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U.S. Rep. Keith Self says the FBI stopped an unspecified threat against him, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying it was from a McKinney teen who planned to assassinate the Texas Republican as part of an ISIS plot, but federal authorities haven’t publicly confirmed any details about the incident.

“I am grateful to the FBI and law enforcement for stopping this threat,” Self, a McKinney Republican, said in a statement provided to The Dallas Morning News on Thursday by his office. “My family and I are safe, and I remain focused on serving the people of Texas’ 3rd District.”

Self didn’t provide details about the threat, including when it was made, how authorities learned about it or whether anyone was arrested. Self spokeswomen Lexie Purdy and Amy Adams didn’t answer questions from The Dallas Morning News about the alleged plot or reported arrest.

Abbott said in a statement Thursday that a 17-year-old boy from McKinney was arrested Oct. 5 in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Self and carry out a terrorist attack in North Texas on behalf of ISIS. The governor said the teenager remains in federal custody.

Abbott praised the FBI for stopping the alleged plot and said the state Department of Public Safety would continue working with federal authorities to prevent similar threats.

Abbott’s press office didn’t immediately respond Thursday to requests for comment for additional information. DPS acknowledged Thursday receiving a request for comment, but gave no information as of 4:45 p.m.

The FBI's Dallas office didn’t respond to requests for comment Wednesday or Thursday. Paul Morris, with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas, declined to comment and referred questions to the office's public information officer, who is out until Monday.

The U.S. Capitol Police also didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

Self, who is seeking his third term in Congress, faces Democrat Evan Hunt in the Nov. 3 general election.

(Staff writer Sally Avila Edwards contributed to this report.)