The Fifth Annual Southwest Texas Junior College Cross Country Invitational attracted over 600 participants from area schools this past Saturday (Sept. 30) in Uvalde.

The SWTJC men's and women's teams placed second overall, behind first-place Texas Lutheran.

The City of Eagle Pass, through its Business & Economic Development, will hold its first collaborative career fair, themed “Ready to Work,” on September 28, at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass, TX. 

   Uvalde, TX, – Uvalde, TX, – Come September 1, 2017, SWTJC will allow concealed handguns to be carried on any of the colleges’ sites with the exceptions of the Pearsall and Hondo campuses.

On Tuesday, June 27  SWTJC Eagle Pass Campus’s Phi Theta Kappa and SWTJC students completed their Glass Elementary Library Remodel project which is part of their PTK Reading B.O.O.K.S. (Books Offer Opportunities for Knowledge and Success) campaign. Over the course of three and a half weeks, PTK worked on making the library an engaging and friendly reading environment. More than thirty SWTJC and Back to Action Physical Therapy volunteers cleaned, sanded, primed, painted, and constructed furniture to make the project a success. 

(Press Release) Uvalde, TX, – SWTJC Board of Trustees met on Tuesday (June 6) in Uvalde for a budget workshop; for the purpose of reviewing the proposed budget for 2017-2018.

(Press Release) Uvalde, TX, – Southwest Texas Junior College is hosting a residential Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) boot camp from August 7 to August 15.

Uvalde, TX -  The Humanities Club of Southwest Texas Junior College at Eagle Pass is doing their part in unearthing and preserving precious pieces of Texas history and heritage.

   Uvalde, TX, April 3 – Approximately 350 attended the 2017 President’s Gala on April 1 at the Uvalde County Fairplex Events Center.

A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony will be held Friday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. to officially dedicate the new library building at the Southwest Texas Junior College campus in Crystal City.

Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

 South West Texas Junior College and the City of Eagle Pass and the Middle Rio Grande Development Council held a College & Career Day “Developing