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TSTC’s Precision Machining Technology program brings out best in student

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College Precision Machining Technology student Adrian Munoz developed a fascination with engineering at a young age.

The moon’s phases guide us

I hope you have been out walking in the evening this past week and observed the changing phase of our moon. The shadows of the maria may look like a rabbit or a face, depending on how imaginative you are. The illumination from the sun traveling to our eye here on Earth is truly awesome.

Harlingen district’s cosmetology campus gets makeover

HARLINGEN — Mirna Agado expertly curled the hair of fellow student Desiray Flores.

TSTI graduate leads by example in training technicians at semiconductor manufacturer

HARLINGEN — 1988 was a good year for Arturo Martinez.

Missing Tyler woman found in Alamo was strangled to death

Investigators with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office have positively identified the remains of a 52-year-old woman found dead on a property in rural Alamo and determined she had been strangled to death.

Seeking public’s help, DPS releases footage of deadly San Carlos hit-and-run

A man was killed in a hit-and-run incident in San Carlos early Saturday morning, launching a law enforcement investigation and a request for the public's help identifying the person responsible.

Noble Texas Builders visits TSTC for employer spotlight

HARLINGEN — Some Texas State Technical College Building Construction Technology students recently listened to a presentation about potential job opportunities that they might pursue after graduation.

As water scarcity pummels Valley agriculture, cities will begin to feel the pinch

McALLEN — Medium range weather models from the National Weather Service in Brownsville indicate that the Rio Grande Valley will again experience a hot and dry spring this year, further exacerbating historic low water levels at the two international reservoirs that supply the region.

Brownsville’s W.F. Strong appointed to Texas State Historical Association board

Doors just keep opening for W.F. Strong, Brownsville resident, Falfurrias native, author and gravelly voiced narrator of the National Public Radio program "Stories From Texas."

Pink Mamba mentality: McAllen all-girl robotics team advocates for women in STEM

The Pink Mambas, an all-girls robotics team from McAllen’s James Nikki Rowe High School, takes their mamba mentality and passion for STEM to encourage other girls to break stereotypes and follow their dreams no matter the obstacles.