Bryan - College Station Edition | April 2026

Education

$25M TEEX training complex aims to transform public safety prep in Texas

The breakdown

TEEX already trains more than 226,000 people annually from across the globe. Ocials expect the facility to draw trainees from across Texas, the nation and the world. “It strengthens the workforce training, the public safety training and the research side,” said Tracy Foster, chief nancial ocer for TEEX. “You can see all pieces of it at the campus.”

the rst time during a live disaster. Coatney said PSTC addresses this training gap. During real emergencies, Coatney said success depends on coordination. “Those organizations have to understand how to work together through a unied command, and this is an area where we can teach that.” The complex features an urban grid, driving tracks and congurable buildings to allow various disciplines to practice unied command in realistic environments. The goal is to help the pipeline for high-demand careers facing high retirement rates, including: • Peace oficers • Electric line workers and water operators • Commercial and school bus drivers • Drone operators

The next generation of Texas rst responders will soon train together in Bryan before they ever meet on a disaster scene. Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, or TEEX, is set to open its new $25.3 million Public Service Training Complex this May at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus. Ocials said the 86-acre facility aims to revolutionize public safety preparation by moving toward a model of integrated, multiagency response. As the RELLIS campus has grown into a hub for research and other academic programs, TEEX Agency Director David Coatney said the training space that was once “free range” across RELLIS’ open areas had begun to shrink. Historically, police, re and utility personnel have trained independently, often meeting for

By the numbers

$25.3M facility

86 acres for the facility

226K trained by TEEX annually

100K square feet for TEEX oces, laboratories, classrooms at RELLIS

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Addressing the gap PSTC’s controlled environment allows practice that isn’t possible on a traditional campus.

2-story training building

Driving track

Power line training

Looking ahead

The project was funded by $20 million from the Permanent University Fund and $5 million from TEEX itself. Hundreds of employees, part-time sta and instructors are expected to operate at the complex. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for early May.

Classrooms

TEEX Training campus

Commercial driving

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The $25.3 million project will consolidate multiple training programs onto an 86-acre site focused on realistic, multiagency scenarios.

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