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Cheniere Foundation presents $50K alligator-shaped check to Del Mar College for new Cheniere Process Technology Scholarship

Funds covering 10 $5K scholarships during next two academic years; Cheniere Process Technology Scholarship targeting students from San Patricio County to prepare them for industry workforce CORPUS CHRISTI - Highly skilled workers in the process technology field are in demand in the Coastal Bend region, and Cheniere Energy, Inc. is ensuring that the workforce they need is available by supporting training offered at Del Mar College (DMC).

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ApprenticeshipTexas Conference Connects Employers with Apprenticeship Resources to Strengthen Economy

AUSTIN – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) today began the sixth annual ApprenticeshipTexas Conference to connect employers, workforce development professionals, and educational institutions with the latest information and resources available to build and grow apprenticeship programs that strengthen the Texas workforce.

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ADF attorneys representing Dr. Nathaniel Hiers secure $165K settlement in First Amendment case with university

SHERMAN, TX – In a victory for free speech on public university campuses, the University of North Texas has agreed to pay $165,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees for violating a math professor’s First Amendment rights when it fired him for writing a joke criticizing microaggressions on a chalkboard in the teachers’ lounge.

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Island University Commissions, Stages Play Based on Life of Civil Rights Icon Dr. Hector P. Garcia

CORPUS CHRISTI – The remarkable life of Dr. Hector P. Garcia, which includes many of the most pivotal historical moments of the 20th century for the Mexican American community, comes to life in an exciting new biographical stage production created by the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

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Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day – Sept. 21

CORPUS CHRISTI Wednesday, September 21, 2022 commemorates the legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a Mexican-American civil rights leader who founded the American GI forum and fought for the rights of Hispanics in this country. In 2009, Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa designated the third Wednesday in September as Dr.

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