SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – On Sunday evening, January 11, three Texas city Fire Chiefs were inducted into the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor as recipients of the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was established in 2023 and recognizes current or former firefighters or emergency service personnel for their…
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and Goodwill Industries of South Texas (Goodwill South Texas) are collaborating to connect people to meaningful careers, fill critical workforce gaps and build stronger, more resilient communities in the Coastal Bend region. Together, the organizations are changing lives and strengthening the state’s talent pipeline. For more than 77…
In February of 2026, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) will bring cybersecurity professionals, industry partners and community leaders together for the TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit, a three-day event designed to strengthen the resilience of Texas communities and build a more prepared workforce. This year’s Summit will take place in College Station from February…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Darren Smith, program director for the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Extension Program, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow Service Award. This prestigious honor recognizes his exceptional leadership, his decades of service to Texas communities and his unwavering commitment to training excellence…
Course addresses pediatric patient needs in the event of a large-scale disaster Nearly 18 million children under 18 years old live in the six U.S. Gulf Coast States and Puerto Rico, but only 47 percent of hospitals nationwide have a disaster plan that includes pediatric patients. The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and the…
TEEX seeks to support the mental health needs of the public safety professionals who serve our communities. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, and the public safety community is disproportionately affected by this disorder. Law enforcement officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the…
Gathering at the future site of the new Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Public Service Training Complex (PSTC), about 100 TEEX employees and A&M System leaders were among those who celebrated the groundbreaking of the facility which is located on the south side of Texas A&M-RELLIS. With a scheduled completion date of May 2026,…
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) urges Texans and other Gulf Coast residents to assess their risks from hurricanes and begin preparations now during Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 4 -10), which is sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In addition to affecting coastal communities, hurricanes can result in widespread winds and…
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is bringing its Infrastructure Protection Certificate Program to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Registration is open for the five-course program. These in-person courses will be held in April 2026 at the VITEMA Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in St. Thomas. The program, which is federally funded by the U.S. Department of…
FEMA urban search and rescue teams test their readiness to manage a large-scale disaster About 650 members of Texas A&M Task Forces 1, 2 and 3, and urban search and rescue (US&R) teams from Tennessee, Utah and Florida participated in two Operational Readiness Exercises (OREs) to prepare them to manage large-scale disasters affecting multiple…
