“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 this, José Garza always knew …
Tejeda Center Brings Clean Drinking Water to Border Region
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Building Crime Scene Investigators One College Student at a Time
In 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 …
‘Perfect Storm’ at Disaster City® Brings TEEX Courses Together for Advanced Exercises
As 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, …
First Responders Vie for Positions on Prestigious TX-TF1 Helicopter Rescue team
Like 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 …
TEEX Cyber Readiness Center Unveils Cyber Training and Exercise Range
In 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 …
TEEX Water & Wastewater Training Coordinator Steve Ash Collaborates as Subject Matter Expert in Opflow Magazine Articles
TEEX 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 …
TEEX Renews Water Training in Spanish
Census 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 …
Jason Moats and Robin Murphy Article Wins International Conference Award
Dr. 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 …
TEEX First Responders Honored by LyondellBasell
COLLEGE 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 …
Media Opportunity – TEEX Lineman Academy Graduation
MEDIA 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, …