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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Texas State Technical College’s Surgical Technology program has partnered with Stryker Trauma to provide advanced training opportunities for area surgeons while giving TSTC students firsthand exposure to evolving techniques and technologies. On Thursday, June 4, TSTC and Stryker Trauma signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow Stryker to use TSTC’s Surgical...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Jhailin Gomez, of Hallsville, is a Process Operations student at Texas State Technical College, but her journey into the field began in the eighth grade. “I was always familiar with process operations because I have multiple relatives that are in the field,” she said. “It wasn’t until I was about 12 or...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – After spending more than a decade diagnosing patients as a primary care physician, Austin Marshall is now learning to diagnose HVAC systems. Marshall, owner of the remote telemedicine company Enbold, developed an interest in HVAC while researching how to replace a mini-split system in his garage. He is now studying the trade...

(WACO, Texas) – Jacob Mannen’s work ethic is simple: show up, work hard and do not make excuses when something goes wrong. Mannen’s view of work started in his hometown of Fletcher, Oklahoma. Growing up, he and his brother, Caleb, would ride all-terrain vehicles and mowers on their grandparents’ 80-acre property. Mannen credits his brother for...

(ATLANTA, Georgia) – They gathered at airports in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Harlingen, Houston and Shreveport, Louisiana. The destination was Atlanta, Georgia, site of the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference taking place June 1-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center and State Farm Arena. The goal? To fly back to Texas with shining medals...

How a Can of Air Shaped the Next Generation of Chip Workers Alarms blared throughout the fabrication plant as workers evacuated the facility. Daryle Miller started piecing together what had gone wrong. His team followed strict chemical safety rules, so the source of the problem should not have been there at all. It turned out...