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The Governor’s EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) will meet August 20-22, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located at 6505 N. Interstate 35 in Austin. The meetings will also be streamed. Learn more on the GETAC website. The Texas Trauma Coordinators Forum (TTCF) will meet on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Learn more on…

TETAF is proud to share the TETAF Advocacy Report: 89th Texas Legislative Session. This report is a compilation of TETAF’s advocacy efforts during the recent legislative session and throughout the year. Click here to read the report.

TETAF has released the 2024 TETAF Annual Report that showcases highlights and accomplishments during the past year. The report can be viewed on the TETAF publications page.

The TETAF General Assembly elected five individuals to the 2025 TETAF Board of Directors with terms that will expire in 2027. The General Assembly voted from a slate of six nominees with the five highest votes elected to the TETAF Board of Directors. The individuals elected to the Board of Directors are: Bill Bonny, BA,…

TETAF has been approved for another three years as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association. Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Louisiana State Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s…

The Chapter 157 amended trauma designation rules have been adopted and published today in the Texas Register. The rules have an implementation date of Sunday, November 24, 2024, with the exception of §157.125 that will be implemented on January 1, 2025. This rule terminates on August 31, 2025 and on September 1, 2025, §157.126 will…

AUSTIN – (August 14, 2024) The history of trauma care response can be found dating back to the medical treatment of injured military personnel during the Civil War. The processes used then were documented and have significantly progressed over time. In the 1980s, 70-80% of trauma deaths from automobile accidents occurred on rural roads and…