SAN 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 services and public safety. Training sessions were led by…
Cyber 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 headlines are only the tip of the iceberg,”…
COLLEGE 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 bleeding until EMS arrives….
COLLEGE 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 camp” at Brayton Fire Training Field. The graduates came from five U.S….
COLLEGE 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 Dikes, Charley Todd and Laura Shehan. For more than 25 years, the TEEX Distinguished…
BRYAN, 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 the massive cleanup and remediation of thousands of acres of former military installations closed…
BRYAN, 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 certificates. The women were awarded the OSHA…
COLLEGE 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. Bentley Nettles, Executive Director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage…
COLLEGE 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 Fire Training Field in College Station. The graduation ceremony was held…
WACO, 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 Council (TEDC), in partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), conducts…
