Each year, hundreds of millions of individuals lose their personally identifiable information due to cyberattacks on organizations large and small, both public and private. The recent data leak reported by AT&T affecting 73 …
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Texas A&M Facility to Enhance Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
TEEX provides training to RGV residents, preparing them for careers in the area
BROWNSVILLE –Governor Greg Abbott today joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and The Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development Project advanced manufacturing …
TEEX Helps Restore the City of Cumby’s Water System During January Disaster Declaration
The Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT) was called to Cumby, a small community in Hopkins County northeast of Dallas, during the hard freeze in mid-January to help repair four water main breaks, which shut down the city’s water system for three days. Today, staff from the TEEX Extension Program in water …
TEEX’s inaugural Cyber Readiness Summit brings together experts to help Texas businesses and communities prepare for and respond to cyber attacks
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) held its inaugural Cyber Readiness Summit in San …
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Publishes TEEX-Tested Assessment Report About Squishy Robotics System
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Testing and Innovation Center recently published a TEEX-Tested® Report about the Squishy Robotics System. TEEX-Tested® reports provide emergency response personnel and acquisition decision-makers with unbiased information about the …
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Awarded Prestigious Hazardous Materials Training Grants
More than half a million dollars in hazmat grants will go to train responders around the U.S.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – For the eighth …
TEEX Launches Resources and Training for First Responders on Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System Emergencies
As a thought leader in public safety training, The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has published a stakeholders’ report and informational website and developed no-cost training for first responders to identify the issues, challenges and current practices in preventing, preparing for, and addressing electric vehicle (EV) …
TX-TF1 First in the Nation to Receive a Perfect Score on FEMA’s Administration Readiness Evaluation
Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) received a perfect score of 100 on its 2023 Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) Task Force Administration Readiness Evaluation (ARE) that was recently completed. This marks the …
Texas communities benefit from knowledge gained by first responders at the TEEX Annual Leadership Development Symposium
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Leadership Development Symposium returned to San Marcos, Texas, January 8-10, 2024. The …
Two Longtime Leaders in the Texas Fire Service Earn Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Awards for Their Outstanding Contributions
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – On Sunday evening, January 7, two individuals were inducted into the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor for their career-long commitment to the Texas Fire Service. This Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes current or former firefighters or emergency service personnel who have made significant contributions that have been widely recognized …