Latest Press Releases
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Building Crime Scene Investigators One College Student at a Time
November 10, 2021In a lab full of thousands of dollars of scientific equipment, Christine Ramirez shows her fingerprint processing class a makeshift fuming chamber she constructed from an old aquarium, a Mr. Coffee mug warmer, a foil baking tin, and a grate from a grill. Ramirez cobbled together these items to creat...
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‘Perfect Storm’ at Disaster City® Brings TEEX Courses Together for Advanced Exercises
November 2, 2021As the sun went down on the evening of October 21, groups of emergency responders worked to rescue survivors as part of a training exercise at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Disaster City® in College Station, Texas. Typically, these training exercises are standalone operations ...
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First Responders Vie for Positions on Prestigious TX-TF1 Helicopter Rescue team
October 26, 2021Like many children, when Hayden Baligad was young, he aspired to be like his father. But unlike many fathers, Hayden’s worked as a Helicopter Search and Rescue Technician (HSART) for Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1). Now, at 26 years of age, Hayden is ready to follow in his father’s footsteps. On...
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TEEX Cyber Readiness Center Unveils Cyber Training and Exercise Range
October 20, 2021In March of this year, a bad actor hacked into a Florida water treatment plant’s network, took control of a computer and added chemicals to the city’s water. Fortunately, the hacker exited the system before any severe harm occurred. Nonetheless, this cyber event alerted officials to the danger hac...
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TEEX Water & Wastewater Training Coordinator Steve Ash Collaborates as Subject Matter Expert in Opflow Magazine Articles
October 19, 2021TEEX Water & Wastewater Training Coordinator Steve Ash contributed his subject matter expertise to a series of articles written in American Water Works Association’s magazine Opflow. A team of industry professionals are collaborating to help readers better understand the chemistry involved in w...
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TEEX Renews Water Training in Spanish
October 12, 2021Census data from the past few years indicates that of the 29 million people in Texas, around 7 million speak Spanish at home. Since almost 30% of Texans speak Spanish as a first language, there is a high need for vocational training in Spanish. To satisfy this need, the Infrastructure Safety Trainin...
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Jason Moats and Robin Murphy Article Wins International Conference Award
October 7, 2021Dr. Jason Moats, Director of the TEEX Testing and Innovation Center (TT&IC), won Honorable Mention for Best Paper in Ethical Robotics Systems at the 2021 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) for a co-authored piece with Dr. Robin Murphy of Texas A&M University. T...
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TEEX First Responders Honored by LyondellBasell
September 28, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TX – On September 8, LyondellBasell honored TEEX with a $100,000 donation to provide training for firefighters located near LyondellBasell facilities in the Houston area. The donation will cover 1,100 hours of specialized industrial firefighter training, such as the Industrial...
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Media Opportunity – TEEX Lineman Academy Graduation
September 21, 2021MEDIA OPPORTUNITY What: TEEX Lineman Academy Graduation When: 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sep. 23 Where: CIR Building, RELLIS Campus, Bryan, Texas Contact: Casey Ellis, Marketing Manager, Casey.Ellis@teex.tamu.edu Tel. 979-320-6069 BRYAN, TEXAS – Fifteen new linemen are graduating at 10 a.m. on Sep. ...
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TEEX Becomes Sponsoring Agency for the state’s Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT)
September 1, 2021The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced today that TEEX will become the sponsoring agency for the state’s Public Works Response Team (PWRT). The response team, now dubbed the Texas A&M Public Works Response Team, was ...
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The Eagle: TEEX Municipal Fire School returned and hosted annual demo night
August 4, 2021Date: July 29, 2021 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Guests at the annual Public Firefighting Demonstration Night watched Wednesday as instructors at the 92nd annual Municipal Fire Training School attacked staged fires throughout the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field. For the last week, firefighters fr...
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TEEX Receives 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
July 22, 2021Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is honored to be one of the 15 recipients of the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. This award is the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) employees. On Monday, August 23, 2021, TE...
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Largest Live-Burn Fire Props at TEEX Brayton Fire Field Helps Train Firefighters
July 16, 2021MEDIA ADVISORY: Live Firefighting Opportunity Industrial Fire School – Wednesday, July 21, 8:00am-12:00noon Municipal Fire School – Wednesday, July 28, 8:00am-3:00pm Contact: Kathy Fraser media@teex.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Servic...
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New York Times: In Disaster City, Texas, Rescues Are a Way of Life
July 7, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Moments after a high-rise condominium building in Surfside, Fla., was nearly leveled in a devastating collapse late last month, emergency workers began sifting through concrete and twisted metal for any sign of survivors. Their urgent mission was not a haphazard scouring of ...
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TEEX Testing and Innovation Center, Ryan Mills Graduates with Honors during Army Reserve Duty Training
July 5, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – TEEX Testing and Innovations Center (TT&IC) Senior Project Specialist Ryan Mills graduated Thursday, May 27, 2021, from the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center with honors and made the Commandants List. Since mid-April, Ryan has been deployed on Army Reserve dut...
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Firefighting Considerations for Electric Vehicle Fires – Podcast with Jason Loyd, Justin Fryer and Jason Harris
June 14, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Emergency Service Training Institute (ESTI) released a new episode on their Emergency Management Podcast about Firefighting Considerations for Electric Vehicle Fires. In this episode, host Jason Loyd chats with TEEX Rescu...
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Former Chief and Director of TX-TF1 Billy Parker receives The Higgins and Langley Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
June 11, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On June 6 in South Bend, IN, founding member and former Chief of Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) Billy Parker received The Higgins and Langley Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service and dedication to the development and leadership of the organization. ...
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ESTI Receives New Pressurized Tank-Car to Add to Hazmat Train Derailment Prop
June 11, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Texas Engineering and Extension Service (TEEX) Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) recently received a donation of a new pressurized rail car to add to the Hazmat Train Derailment prop. This addition opens the door for more specialized training for participant...
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Indoor Cell Tower on TAMUS RELLIS Campus built to train Veterans
June 3, 2021COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 3, 2021, at the RELLIS Campus for the new indoor Monopole Cell Tower Prop donated by Warriors 4 Wireless, T-Mobile, US Tower, Teltech, and Wireless Horizon. The tower prop cons...
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First Class of TEEX Collegiate Technical Investigation Skills Program Graduates
December 17, 2020Four women graduated Dec. 10, 2020, from the Collegiate Technical Investigation Skills Program, offered by the Texas Forensic Science Academy and Blinn College....
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29 new peace officers graduate from Central Texas Police Academy
December 9, 2020COLLEGE STATION – Twenty-nine new peace officers graduated from the Central Texas Police Academy Basic Peace Officer Course on Dec. 4, after 18 weeks of comprehensive online and hands-on training conducted by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). Keynote speaker was Police Chief Bi...
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TEEX Cyber Readiness Center Will Work with IBM to Extend Capabilities
December 1, 2020The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) announced that it will incorporate several aspects of the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security portfolio into its national cybersecurity training initiatives. TEEX focuses on providing cybersecurity training and technical assistance to public and private or...
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11 graduate from TEEX Lineman Academy at RELLIS Campus
June 24, 2020Eleven students graduated from the TEEX Lineman Academy after 15 weeks of classroom and field exercises....
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Helicopter search and rescue teams prepare for hurricanes, water rescues and coronavirus
June 11, 2020Aircrews and TX-TF1 rescue personnel conducted hoist rescue training, focusing on performing hoist operations while exercising COVID-19 precautions....
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TEEX Cancels July Annual Fire Schools
May 5, 2020The 2020 Industrial and Municipal Annual Fire Schools, which were scheduled for July, have been canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Disaster Recovery 101: Training to Prepare for the New Normal after COVID-19
May 4, 2020To help communities navigate the rough terrain of the disaster recovery process, TEEX offers training in Disaster Recovery Awareness....
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TX-TF1 conducts searches after tornado struck Polk & San Jacinto counties
April 23, 2020COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) deployed a 35-member Type 3 Urban Search & Rescue team in response to severe weather that devastated communities in Polk and San Jacinto counties on the evening of April 22. The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) called on the TX-T...
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TEEX steps up to distribute PPE and medical supplies
April 20, 2020COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has deployed over 80 employees to support the state’s response to COVID-19, with a critical mission to help facilitate delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to healthcare providers and first responders. Recognized for...
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TEENS: Get a jump start on a future career or earn college credit while at home
April 1, 2020TEEX is offering no-cost and low-cost online training for students at home during school closures....
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TEEX emphasizes safety and health while providing training in new, creative ways
March 24, 2020TEEX Director David Coatney discusses the agency's commitment to its students, customers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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2020 Annual Spanish Fire School Canceled
March 19, 2020TEEX has canceled the Annual Spanish Fire School, which was scheduled for July 5 - 10, 2020, at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station, Texas....
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Spring Fire School sparks 400 firefighters into action at Brayton Fire Field
March 4, 2020Nearly 400 firefighters get realistic training at the Brayton Fire Training Field during the 2020 Spring Fire School....
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Disaster City in Ruins: 200 responders search for ‘victims’ in rubble, collapsed structures and derailed train
February 26, 2020DISASTER CITY, COLLEGE STATION – Nearly 200 responders in hazmat gear climbed over concrete chunks and rebar, calling out and using listening devices to locate and rescue victims of a mock pipeline explosion. The full-scale Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) on Feb. 22-24 drew responders from Texa...
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TEEX training will address Coronavirus threat
February 3, 2020COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is augmenting its national training for healthcare personnel on infectious diseases to include the latest information on the coronavirus, which has spread from Wuhan, China, to the United States. According to news reports...
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Over 1,100 attend 2020 Leadership Development Symposium
January 31, 2020SAN MARCOS, TX – The 12th annual TEEX Leadership Development Symposium in San Marcos, TX, broke previous attendance records with 1,150 emergency responders from across Texas, as well as 24 other states and Canada. The event, held Jan. 20-22, provides leadership training for personnel in emergency se...
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Cyber Attacks: TEEX Training helping Brazos County prepare
January 14, 2020Cyber Attacks: ‘It’s not a question of if it will happen to us, but a matter of when’ ~Eric Caldwell, Brazos County CIO BRYAN, TX – You’ve seen the headlines – data breaches and ransomware attacks on cities, healthcare organizations, school districts and Fortune 500 companies. “The headl...
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Save A Life: TEEX offers class in the basics of bleeding control
January 7, 2020COLLEGE STATION – Do you know how to control bleeding if someone has a severe cut? You could save a life if you can control the bleeding, and a free two-hour class can teach you how. The new course, “Bleeding Control Basics,” teaches proper tourniquet use and pressure techniques to control ble...
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60 new firefighters from 5 states, 4 countries graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy
January 2, 2020COLLEGE STATION – Sixty new firefighters graduated Dec. 19 from the 23rd Online Firefighter Recruit Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). They completed 335 hours of training online before traveling to College Station for an intensive 21-day, hands-on firefighting “boot ...
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TEEX recognizes employees at Annual Awards Ceremony
December 18, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Five employees received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) during an awards ceremony at the Brazos County Expo Complex. The agency’s highest employee award went to Jesse Watkins, Merribeth Kahlich, Jonathan D...
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Blasting its way into history: Unexploded Ordnance Technician Program celebrates 20 years
December 17, 2019BRYAN, TEXAS – In 1999, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) became the first to offer Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I training for civilians. The entry-level workers would supplement the workforce of retired military EOD (Explosives Ordnance Disposal) Technicians tackling t...
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Seven Women Inmates graduate from Facilities Maintenance Training Program
December 16, 2019BRYAN, TEXAS – An innovative new program has prepared seven women for employment as Facilities Maintenance Workers – training they can put to use when they are released from the Brazos County Detention Center. The participants were recognized at a ceremony on Dec. 12, where they received their certi...
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25 new peace officers graduate from Central Texas Police Academy
December 12, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Twenty-five new peace officers graduated from the Central Texas Police Academy on Dec. 6, after 18 weeks of comprehensive classroom and hands-on training conducted by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan. Keynote speaker was Brig. Gen...
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52 new U.S., Canadian firefighters graduate from 160th TEEX Firefighter Academy
November 26, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Fifty-two new firefighters graduated Nov. 22 from the 160th Recruit Firefighter Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). The graduates, who came from Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Canada, completed 12 weeks of classroom and hands-on training at the Brayton ...
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Economic Development Course draws 61 participants from five states
November 22, 2019WACO, TX – Sixty-one economic development professionals from five states completed the Basic Economic Development Course in Waco, Texas, on Nov. 11-14, 2019. Participants learned about the concepts, tools and skills needed to be successful in economic development. The Texas Economic Development Coun...
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Texas Forensic Science Academy marks 10 years and 26,000 trained in CSI
November 18, 2019BRYAN, TEXAS – Over the past 10 years, more than 26,000 law enforcement officers and crime scene personnel have enhanced their expertise in crime scene investigation, death investigation and evidence management, thanks to the Texas Forensic Science Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Exte...
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35 earn Fire Service CEO certificate from TEEX and Mays Business School
November 6, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Thirty-five fire service leaders completed the Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (FSCEO) leadership certificate program, held Oct. 14 – 18, 2019, on the Texas A&M University campus. The professional development program is delivered by the Texas A&M Engineerin...
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Cyber Readiness Center provides training and assistance to help companies enhance cybersecurity
September 2, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Companies can no longer take a laissez faire approach to cybersecurity. News reports of breaches and ransomware attacks at companies and government entities have moved the needle on cybersecurity, and businesses are seeking solutions. The Cyber Readiness Center was establishe...
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32 new firefighters from 5 states, 3 countries graduate from TEEX Firefighter Academy
September 1, 2019COLLEGE STATION – Thirty-two new firefighters graduated Aug. 22 from the 22nd Online Firefighter Recruit Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). They completed 335 hours of training online before traveling to College Station for an intensive 21-day, hands-on firefighting “...
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Continuing Education Opportunities will help Law Enforcement Executives Meet Challenges of Modern Policing
August 12, 2019COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Leaders in law enforcement face an increasingly complex and challenging job as they work to build positive relationships and keep their communities safe. An agreement between two Texas training organizations will open up new opportunities for executives and administrators in...
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Petrochemical companies are investing in training emergency responders who serve their communities
August 8, 2019COLLEGE STATION – The petrochemical industry is investing in a new approach to help protect their facilities and the citizens who live nearby. Several petrochemical companies are partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to provide emergency response training to the comm...
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