The Doches Credit Union branch on South University Drive in Nacogdoches was robbed Monday morning.
The Nacogdoches Police Department and FBI are investigating.
According to a press release, police received a robbery alarm just before 10 a.m., not long after that, dispatch received a 9-1-1 call saying that facility had been robbed.
Credit union employees say a man entered the office and approached a teller displaying a handgun and demanded money. The suspect took an undetermined amount of cash and fled on foot, heading toward the Shawnee Street area.
The suspect is described as a black male, 5-11 to 6 foot tall, and thin build. He was dressed in all black, and had a white banana or cloth cover the lower part of this face.
Anyone with information is asked the contact Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers at 560-INFO (4636) or the website at www.ncstips.com.