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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – When Brandon Hall graduates from Texas State Technical College’s Vocational Nursing program at the college’s Summer 2026 Commencement next week, he will become the student to earn three credentials as well as his certificate of completion. He earned credentials as a certified nurse aide, certified medication aide and his intravenous certification. The...

(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...

(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...

    TSTC Cybersecurity graduate using past skills to keep people connected   Sonny Bever, of China Spring, has had quite a summer. Bever graduated in May from Texas State Technical College’s Cybersecurity program with a certificate of completion. In early June, he represented the Waco campus and Texas at the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Sergio Hernandez comes from a family of construction workers and has helped them since he was 12. But he knew he wanted to do something different. He discovered that he had a natural talent in welding. “I felt like it would set me on the right path because my goal is...

(RED OAK, Texas) – Francisco Tijerina has worked in the production department of LATICRETE’s Grand Prairie location for 20 years. When he transferred to the company’s maintenance department, he enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing – Industrial Maintenance program at Texas State Technical College’s North Texas campus. “I moved up in production — started from the...