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(ATLANTA, Georgia) – Industry is huge – spreading a total footprint of roughly 70 football fields, in fact. Representatives of more than 200 companies converged at the 2026 SkillsUSA TECHSPO held June 2-4 during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference at the sprawling Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The full conference ran June...

As technology continues to reshape the global economy, Texas State Technical College recently hosted its inaugural Industry and Innovation Series. Held across three regional locations, the event brought together statewide industry partners to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the workplace and what it means for the future of the Texas workforce. The panels,...

Masters of Precision: Why Machinists are Essential to Everyday Life   From smartphones and laptops to vehicles and HVAC systems, many of the products Texans rely on every day begin with a machinist. Machinists create the precision parts that keep industries moving, transforming raw materials into components used in manufacturing, aerospace, energy, healthcare and countless...

(BROWNWOOD, Texas) – “Every mile is worth it.” That is how Morayma “Ray” Mireles sums up her experience in the paramedic program at Texas State Technical College’s Brownwood campus. Each Wednesday, the third-semester student travels 268 total miles from Springtown to attend class. Those miles do not even include her travel to clinical rotations. On...

(ATLANTA, Georgia) –  Jesus Padron Jr. is making history. Padron, of Mission, Texas, is a member of the first cohort of students in the Plumbing and Pipefitting program at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus. “Jesus is very committed to plumbing and he is very focused in everything he does,” said Alan Raith, an instructor...

(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...