TEMPLE, Texas — On Nov. 4, Texas voters will weigh in on 17 proposed constitutional amendments, one of which could significantly impact technical education across the state.

Proposition 1 would create a permanent fund to support the Texas State Technical College System (TSTC), which currently serves thousands of students across 11 campuses, with a 12th on the way.

Joe Arnold, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Government Relations at TSTC, says the amendment would establish a long-term funding source to meet the growing demand for skilled workers in Texas.

“It takes existing funds, places them into an investment fund at the comptroller’s office,” Arnold explained. “And then on an annual basis, the earnings from that fund go into another fund, the Available Workforce Fund, and those are the moni

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