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(HARLINGEN, Texas) – With only two semesters under its belt, Texas State Technical College’s Plumbing and Pipefitting program in Harlingen has produced a state champion. Jesus Padron Jr., won the gold medal in the Plumbing event at the 2026 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference. “Once I was told to start, I locked in,”...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – What began as a 13-year-old’s curiosity for fixing his siblings’ smart devices recently culminated in an associate degree in Cybersecurity. Chinonso Ojimba, who moved to Richmond from Houston during his senior year of high school, recalled spending his early teenage years watching tutorials on how to troubleshoot technology. “I enjoy finding a...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Four students from Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus won gold medals at the recent 2026 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. The medalists were: – Mechatronics – Muhammad Yasin Adbelwahab, of Richmond, and Farid Amirbakhsh, of Rosenberg. – Robotics and Automation Technology – Eduardo Gonzalez,...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Nineteen students representing Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus won gold medals at the recent 2026 SkillsUSA Texas Postsecondary Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. The medalists were: – Aviation Maintenance Technology – Victor Garza, of Weslaco, Ariadna Lona, of Alton, and Roberto Soto-Medellin, of Harlingen. – Cabinetmaking – Humberto Martinez,...

(HARLINGEN, Texas) – Jaime Davila’s passion for the medical field began with a high school interest in anatomy, but today he is shaping oral health as one of the three newest Dental Hygiene instructors at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus. “I’m an alumnus of the program and have been an instructor for eight months.”...

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – For five years, Eduardo Gonzalez watched the automated systems on the Amazon production floor with a sense of wonder. That fascination led Gonzalez to a promotion as a mechanical and robotics maintenance engineer with the same company. “It was the simplicity of how efficient the robots were, and the safety aspect,” Gonzalez...