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(HUTTO, Texas) – The TSTC Foundation has accepted a $25,000 grant from Applied Materials Foundation to support the TSTC Advocacy and Resource Center’s “Helping Hands” fund on the Williamson County campus. The gift was presented on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the East Williamson Higher Education Center during a distribution of bags of food to students....

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Armed with a degree in Industrial Maintenance from Texas State Technical College, Esley Vega shifted from the logging industry to a career as a field service technician with Prolec GE Waukesha. “Most of the time kids follow in their dad’s footsteps. I followed in my son’s,” Vega said. “We actually work for...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Alauryn Morgan was already an experienced welder like her father before she enrolled at Texas State Technical College. “We had to pick (an elective) before we went to high school and I was like, ‘Welding sounds cool. I’m going to try it,’” she said. “I’ve liked it ever since.” Morgan, of Longview,...

(ABILENE, Texas) – Texas State Technical College recently honored three distinguished alumni with the TSTC Trailblazer Award, recognizing graduates whose careers reflect the college’s core values of accountability, excellence, integrity and service. The recipients — Aaron Chavarria, Daniel Garza II and Will Hendon — were selected following a comprehensive nomination and interview process. The awards...

(MARSHALL, Texas) – Cooper Blair is a recent Process Operations graduate from Texas State Technical College’s Marshall campus. Throughout his education, his primary motivation has been his three-year-old daughter, Emerson. “She makes me proud every day,” Blair said. “I want to give her a good life.” Before he enrolled at TSTC, Blair, of Beckville, struggled...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Recent Texas State Technical College graduate Ashton Turner’s fascination with mechanical and electrical systems began during his childhood, where it was sparked by the inner workings of simple toys like motorized race car tracks. Turner, of Lovelady, saw his early interest grow into a deeper pursuit for robotics in high school. He...