Texas State University Agricultural Mechanics

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Each year, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Competitive Events Team brings on four long-term interns from universities across the country for an exciting, hands-on semester experience.

Our interns play an essential role in assisting and working with staff, volunteers and superintendents across various competitive events and educational programs throughout the internship.

If you’re interested, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] by September 15, 2025.

Learn more and view the full job description at https://www.sarodeo.com/p/competitive-events or call our office at 210-225-0575.

Join us on Friday!

Agricultural Sciences adds VR welding units, reequips construction lab with NIFA grants The new technology will allow TXST to develop students’ welding and agricultural skills more efficiently to meet the growing demands of the industry.

Remember this is absolutely free to your students! Just sign up on TXHSWS.

TXHSWS - 11.08.24 Rising Star of Texas Welding Certification Event in San Marcos Rising Star of Texas Welding Certification Event 11/8/2024

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Students build equipment for producers, compete at state fair Texas FFA and 4-H students, ages nine to 18, showcase their agricultural projects at the State Fair of Texas. Learn about the time and talent invested and how they will be used on the farm or ranch.

Dr. Shell at the beginning of his career at SWT.

Time for a blast from the past because it's . This week we are featuring a photograph of La Grange High School's FFA 1974 Ag Mechanics team that won first place in Area II competition held April 9 at Southwest Texas State University. Displaying their first place banner are La Grange team members Daniel Kolaja, Danny Janacek, Weldon Hartmann, their teacher Mark Brown, and the Area III contest director Dr. Lon Shell, agricultural mechanics teacher at Southwest Texas State. Thank you Fayette Public Library / Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives