$2.6 billion operating budget approved by A&M System Board of Regents
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in July approved a $2.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2007—a 5 percent increase over operational activities funded by all revenue sources in fiscal year 2006.

Texas Forest Service employees are named “unsung heroes”
Texas Forest Service employees involved in Hurricane Rita response and recovery efforts have been awarded the Unsung Heroes Award by the Texas Public Employees Association.

WTAMU to manage 12,000 acres for Bureau of Land Management
West Texas A&M University is officially the caretaker for the Cross Bar Cooperative Management Area, a nearly 12,000-acre tract about 10 miles north of Amarillo.

Texas drought losses estimated at $4.1 billion
Estimated drought losses for Texas have reached $4.1 billion, eclipsing the $2.1 billion mark set in 1998, according to Texas Cooperative Extension economists.

TEES center's technology enables Vermont doctors to coach EMTs
Technology developed by Texas Engineering Experiment Station researchers is helping doctors in rural Vermont evaluate patients and coach medical personnel through treating the patient while on the road.