Latest Press Releases
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TEEX’s National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center Celebrates 25 Years, Surpasses One Million Participants Trained
December 4, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In its 25th anniversary year, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC) has reached a significant milestone – […]...
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TEEX Announces New Cybersecurity Certificate Series
November 29, 2023Participants Learn to Prepare and Protect Organizations and Individuals from Cyber Attacks COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – With the growing frequency, sophistication and magnitude of cyber attacks around the world, the […]...
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TEEX Trains Florida’s Statewide Urban Search and Rescue Teams to Test Emergency Response
November 3, 2023More than 300 Florida Search and Rescue Professionals Trained to Rapidly Deploy The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) conducted an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Operational Readiness Exercise in […]...
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City of Dallas Collaborates with TEEX to Institute Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Program
October 26, 2023Early numbers show violent crime down 24%, and police calls down 26.8% on impacted properties. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In the United States, October is National Crime Prevention Month. But […]...
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Registration opens for the 2024 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Leadership Development Symposium
October 10, 2023Leadership development event offers networking opportunities and education for emergency response professionals around Texas. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has announced that registration is open […]...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Establishes Mental Health Awareness Training for Employees and First Responders
October 4, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In May of 2022, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hired Alisa McDonald to serve as Wellness and Resiliency Program director. TEEX trains law enforcement […]...
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TEEX Testing and Innovation Center Collaborates with Texas A&M System Entities to Assess Public Safety Technology
August 29, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – At first glance, it looks like a toy or a classroom model of a chemical element. However, this colorful little device holds much more than that […]...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Brings Annual Spanish Fire School to Latin America
August 17, 2023CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA – Each year, emergency response professionals from all over Latin America attend the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Spanish Fire School to participate in Spanish language fire […]...
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More than 1600 Fire Service Professionals Attend Texas Annual Fire Training School at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
July 28, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Firefighters and emergency service personnel from across the state and the nation came to College Station to attend Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Texas Annual […]...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Releases Online Semiconductor Workforce Training Course
July 19, 2023Recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas CHIPS Act, a piece of legislation that will encourage semiconductor-related companies to expand in Texas, maintaining the state’s position as the nation’s […]...
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TEEX Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Event for Les W. Bunte Jr. Administration and Classroom Complex
July 10, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On Thursday, July 6, more than 300 people came to Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station as Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) celebrated the […]...
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Texas Department of Information Resources and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Provide New Cyber Incident Investigation Training for Law Enforcement
June 22, 2023AUSTIN– The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), in partnership with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), today launched a free online course to equip Texas law enforcement with the […]...
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TEEX Trains Community Members to Prepare for Disasters
June 1, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – When friends invited Gigi Kenna to attend a course called “When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive,” she didn’t know what to expect. However, since hurricanes, floods […]...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Produces New Leadership Podcast
May 24, 2023COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In March, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) launched a new podcast, Response Leadership. Episodes will feature conversations with nationwide thought leaders in cybersecurity, fire, […]...
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TEEX Honors Workers’ Memorial Day, Remembers Fallen Workers
May 22, 2023On April 28, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted an event at the H.B. Zachry Training Center in San Antonio to honor workers killed or injured in the […]...
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Registration Opens for 2024 TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit
May 17, 2023COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has opened registration for the TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit, which will take place from February 13 to 15 of 2024, […]...
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Former TEEX Student Makes Waves on the Water and in the Science Community
March 30, 2023Larkin Bohn’s journey to becoming a sailor and science communicator began 12 years ago when she was living in Chicago and looking for a cruise to escape the winter weather. […]...
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TEEX’s New Instructors Represent Women in Cyber
March 27, 2023In 2022, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hired three new “cyber gurus” to deliver cybersecurity courses. Connar Moore, Rayza Collazo and Tierra Smith make up TEEX’s new cyber instruction […]...
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TEEX Offers Product Testing and Development Assistance, Improving First Responder Safety
March 1, 2023Although many know Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) as a provider of emergency response training and technical assistance, TEEX also offers unique product testing capabilities through the TEEX Testing […]...
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First Annual Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Texas Fire Service
January 11, 2023FRISCO, TEXAS – On Monday, January 9, four individuals were inducted into the new Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor for their career-long commitments to the Texas Fire Service. These […]...
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TEEX Assists Center for Domestic Preparedness with Training Tribal Nations
November 23, 2022In March of 2023, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week. Responders from Tribal Nations all over the United States attend the […]...
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No More Recess – Mauras Leaves Classroom to Become First Responder
November 2, 2022“World-renowned training in her backyard” is how Shannon Mauras describes Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service fire and emergency training in just a few words. Initially a school teacher, Mauras felt […]...
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ProCot and TEEX Train First Responders on How to Handle Propane Emergencies
October 19, 2022Fires involving propane seem like they might be severe incidents. But when first responders have trained alongside propane industry members, they can mitigate that response much more easily. That is […]...
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TEEX Trains Zoo Personnel in Emergency Preparedness
September 6, 2022The Denver Zoo attracts more than 2 million visitors each year, and with all of these crowds, they must have a clear plan in case of an attack or disaster. […]...
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Demand for Collision Investigators Increases with Rise in Motor Vehicle Crashes
August 31, 2022COVID-19 has been associated with another unlikely consequence – a rise in motor vehicle crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that prior to 2019, “the number of […]...
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TEEX Sponsors 2022 Texas Lineman’s Rodeo
August 4, 2022After a two-year hiatus, the 26th Annual Texas Lineman’s Rodeo (TLR) returned July 14-17 in Seguin, Texas. The Texas Lineman’s Rodeo Association (TLRA) is a non-profit organization that provides educational […]...
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More than 1500 Fire Service Professionals Attend Texas Annual Fire Training School
August 1, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – For the past two weeks, firefighters and emergency service personnel from across the state and the nation came to College Station to attend Texas A&M Engineering […]...
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TEEX Hosts Annual Training Safety Summit to Prepare Texas Utility Workers
July 1, 2022SAN ANGELO, TEXAS – From June 20 to 24, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosted the Infrastructure and Safety Summit at Howard College in San Angelo, Texas. The annual […]...
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TEEX Hosts National Talent Ecosystem Council Meeting and Symposium
June 29, 2022On June 27 and 28, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and Texas A&M University co-hosted the National Talent Ecosystem Council (NTEC) inaugural meeting and first annual symposium. NTEC was […]...
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Helicopter Search and Rescue Exercises prepare Texas responders.
June 20, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – From June 14 to 16 this year, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department […]...
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Texas communities benefit from knowledge gained by first responders at TEEX Annual Leadership Development Symposium
May 20, 2022SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – After a one-year hiatus, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Leadership Development Symposium returned to San Marcos, Texas, from May 17-19, 2022. The annual symposium, celebrating […]...
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Emergency response professionals train at Texas A&M University football field, gaining real-world experience with rope rescues
May 6, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Kyle Field is a place typically reserved for Texas A&M University football and large game-day crowds, but on Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5, first […]...
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TEEX International Program Makes a Difference Training Fire and Emergency Services Professionals Worldwide
May 4, 2022En español In 2004, teams of first responders from the United Kingdom came to Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) to train in Urban Search and Rescue, including training on […]...
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Forging Relationships to Build Stronger Communities and Inspire Women in Business
March 31, 2022Anyone who meets Lisa Mutchler can see that she is a force to be reckoned with. Not only is she a dynamic and energetic businesswoman, but she also exudes humility […]...
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Former TEEX Student Excels as Nationally Ranked Crime Scene Investigator
March 8, 2022Rebecca Wendt knew she was interested in a career in law enforcement when she started working as a minor buying alcohol for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at just 16 […]...
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TEEX Breaks Ground on New Administration Building at Brayton Fire Training Field
February 22, 2022COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On Monday, February 21, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) held a groundbreaking ceremony, launching the construction of a new classroom and administrative building at […]...
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A Delicate Balancing Act: Environmental Responsibility in Firefighter Training
February 8, 2022When you hear about firefighter training, you might think that between the water, smoke and foam runoff, it would negatively impact the environment. But at TEEX’s Brayton Fire Training Field, […]...
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Changing the Crime Timeline through Environmental Design
January 11, 2022The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has recently partnered with Dr. Randy Atlas, America’s only architect and criminologist, to deliver a new course, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). CPTED teaches participants to […]...
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Missing Person Found Using TEEX Training Techniques
December 7, 2021On the evening of March 27, 2021, an elderly resident walked away from a senior living facility in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. Peter Garland, Deputy Fire Chief of the Hanover Township […]...
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Tejeda Center Brings Clean Drinking Water to Border Region
November 30, 2021“Ever since I was a kid, I thought, ‘What can I do to help the border region where I grew up?’” Although he didn’t know exactly how he would do […]...
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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 […]...
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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 […]...
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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 […]...
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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, […]...
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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 […]...
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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 […]...
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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 […]...
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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 […]...
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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, [email protected] Tel. 979-320-6069 BRYAN, […]...
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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 […]...
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Vita Vaughn | Director of Marketing and Communications/CMO
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Office: (979) 458-7726 | Cell: (979) 402-7810
