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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Five years after graduating from Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, Elizabeth Garza walked into an interview at Garver with a determination to learn a new field. Today, she helps lead Garver’s computer-aided drafting production (CAD) resources division and mentors its drafting professionals. Garza joined Garver, an engineering, planning and environmental services...

Every Building Starts Here: Inside TSTC’s Blueprint-to-Building Process Long before digital design, architects relied on drawings to communicate how a building should come together. Renaissance architect and theorist Leon Battista Alberti helped formalize the connection between design and construction, establishing a principle that still guides the industry today: a building begins with a plan. Before...

(WACO, Texas) – Drivers looking to stretch their fuel dollars can boost efficiency through simple habits and routine maintenance, according to instructors at Texas State Technical College. According to AAA Texas, the state average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is $3.90, while diesel sits at $5.84 per gallon. Ty Liedtke, an automotive instructor...

(WACO, Texas) – For Samantha Higham, of League City, her days consist of metals and her weekends are for mammoths. Higham is a fourth-semester student working toward an associate degree in Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining program at the Waco campus. Higham had some experience with machining when she was a student at Clear...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Vincent Dubose, of Glenn Heights, graduated from Texas State Technical College’s Electrical Power and Controls program in 2025. The U.S. Navy veteran returned to the North Texas campus to be part of the MEI (Mechanical, Electrical and Information Technology) Data Center Pathway program’s third cohort. “I wanted to do something more...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For Texas manufacturers, finding machinists who can step onto a shop floor with foundational skills is important. Industry partners say Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining program is helping build that talent pipeline. TSTC industry partners provide students with insight into the skills needed beyond the lab, including hydraulics, electrical systems, troubleshooting...