Loose bull on Texas State's campus proves why being a student in the Lone Star State is awesome

On Wednesday morning, Texas State University issued an alert informing recipients that there was "loose livestock (bull)" on campus. Kimberly Carpio got a photo of the bull on the loose. On Wednesday morning, Texas State University issued an alert informing recipients that there was "loose livestock (bull)" on campus. Kimberly Carpio got a photo of the bull on the loose. Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close Loose bull on Texas State's campus proves why being a student in the Lone Star State is awesome 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

Students at Texas State University were surprised by an emergency alert that appeared on campus computer screens, in text messages and emails on Wednesday morning.

The alert warned students and faculty of a bull on the loose near the campus' family and consumer sciences building, which is adjacent from the student rec center.

While the bull was on campus for less than two hours, Texas State students began taking to social media with their best bull puns.

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Almost immediately after the alert, one Texas State student shared a photo of the bull captioning it "THERES A BULL ON CAMPUS I REPEAT A FREAKING BULL." The tweet received more than 500 retweets and 400 favorites.

Similar to the Austin Cobra situation, Twitter users seized the opportunity and created an account for the bull under the alias "Boko Bull."

See photos of the bull above, followed by punny social media reactions to the loose bull alert.

Editor's note: This story was updated following reports from Texas State University's police department that the bull had been captured.

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