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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – What began as a fascination with flying sparks at La Joya High School has evolved into a pursuit of technical mastery for Texas State Technical College Welding student Isaias Pena, of La Joya. “I thought welding looked interesting when I was in high school,” he said. For Pena, a second-semester student at...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Two students from the Digital Media Design program at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus made an impressive showing at the 2025 American Advertising Federation – Houston Student Advertising Competition and Conference. Shania Ceasar, of Richmond, earned second place at the competition, while Cristina Reyna, of Rosenberg, finished in third...

(ABILENE, Texas) – An emergency room can be a blur of chaos when a mass casualty event occurs. That high-pressure environment is exactly what Texas State Technical College’s LVN to RN Transition Nursing students experienced during the recent spring semester’s extrication day exercise at the Industrial Technology Center in Abilene. “We are finally getting some...

The Mechanical Minds of Sacco and Harris The Road to Resilience Some say a vehicle is just a machine, but for those who understand the language of grease and gears, it is a puzzle waiting to be solved. For Erika Sacco, it was the rhythmic clicking of a wrench in her family’s garage in Sugar...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services program continued its winning streak at the SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference held in early April in Corpus Christi, with students from the Harlingen campus sweeping the top three spots in the EMT competition. Joseph Amaro and Liana Rios earned the gold medal...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – With only two semesters under its belt, Texas State Technical College’s Plumbing and Pipefitting program in Harlingen has produced a state champion. Jesus Padron Jr., won the gold medal in the Plumbing event at the 2026 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference. “Once I was told to start, I locked in,”...