A major "9/11 style" terrorist attack, possibly in Houston, was averted with the arrest of a local Houston man who was allegedly plotting with ISIS to attack America, U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Texas announced Thursday.

Federal law enforcement officials said Thursday that they stopped a Texas man from carrying out a possible terrorist attack in Houston.

The FBI announced on Thursday the arrest of a Texas man who allegedly created and disseminated ISIS propaganda and wanted to commit a “9/11-style” attack in the United States.