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(HUTTO, Texas) – The TSTC Foundation has accepted a $25,000 grant from Applied Materials Foundation to support the TSTC Advocacy and Resource Center’s “Helping Hands” fund on the Williamson County campus. The gift was presented on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the East Williamson Higher Education Center during a distribution of bags of food to students....

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Armed with a degree in Industrial Maintenance from Texas State Technical College, Esley Vega shifted from the logging industry to a career as a field service technician with Prolec GE Waukesha. “Most of the time kids follow in their dad’s footsteps. I followed in my son’s,” Vega said. “We actually work for...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – After watching his father’s plumbing business thrive for three decades, Jesus Padron Jr. plans to someday take over the family business. “Seeing my dad’s dedication and work ethic motivated me to follow in his footsteps,” said the Texas State Technical College Plumbing and Pipefitting student. “(He) emphasized that when you truly understand...

(ABILENE, Texas) – With the first Arctic front forecast for much of the Big Country this weekend, a group of workers will be facing dangerous conditions to keep communities safe and connected. Most people recognize that police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel and Texas Department of Transportation crews will be on duty monitoring road...

Two Paths, One Program: Siblings find their calling in Diesel Equipment Siblings Giovani Rodriguez and Yaritza Vazquez have a lot in common. Both graduated from high school in three years or less, both hope to become first-generation college graduates, and both are studying Diesel Equipment Technology at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. But...

 (WACO, Texas) – Chilly winter days bring an array of vegetables that can warm up meals. The new year beckons with collard greens, mustard greens and kale, along with cauliflower, carrots, radishes and turnips, showing up at farmers markets and on grocery store shelves. Texas ranks in the top 10 nationally for vegetable production. The...