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(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...

(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...

(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...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Retired U.S. Navy veteran Clifton Davis has studied Welding and Diesel Equipment at Texas State Technical College to gain the skills needed to better care for his home and farm. Now, he and his son are studying Building Construction with the goal of developing a home remodeling business. “I’m not going to...

A perfect fit A 32-year partnership takes on a new trade at TSTC   After 29 years of military service, Lolo Granado found that adapting to civilian life was his toughest mission yet. The transition left him feeling unsettled, to the point where he and his wife of 32 years, Mina Granado, made a life-altering...