Latest News

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – For Humberto Martinez, dedication is in every mile he travels between Brownsville and Harlingen. For a majority of Martinez’s time at Texas State Technical College, his alarm is set for 5 a.m. to begin his day on a bus ride to Harlingen. He returned home to Brownsville via bus as well. Martinez...

From Grief to Graduation: A Mother Embraces Her Second Chance at Life   One Tragedy, One Miracle No mother should ever have to go through what Natalie Garcia went through, but everyone should have her strength to get back up and thrive. In 2017, a simple trip to the grocery store with her mother and...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Before the first Building Construction students step into the lab this fall in Fort Bend County, Texas State Technical College has spent months laying the program’s foundation. An empty space has been transformed into a hands-on construction lab that mirrors today’s jobsites, giving students an environment where they can develop practical skills...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – As demand for skilled plumbers continues to grow across the Rio Grande Valley, area companies are investing in the next generation of skilled talent by hiring students from Texas State Technical College. Two area plumbing businesses have hired Plumbing and Pipefitting students from TSTC’s Harlingen campus, allowing them to put their lab...

THE ENGINE OF CHANGE A candid conversation with Cody Durham on the power of unconventional paths and the new era of technical education   The air in the lab is a distinct, industrial cocktail — warm hydraulic oil, the subtle scent of electrical ozone and the electric tension of young minds under pressure. There are...

(WACO, Texas) – As the sun sets, the work will just be getting started. Texas State Technical College’s Waco campus will expand HVAC classes into the evenings starting this fall at the Construction Technologies Center. Classes will start with a first-semester cohort and progress together through the program. Jamie Brannen, program team lead of the...