AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas voters will decide whether to increase funding for state vocational education on Tuesday.

Proposition 1, a state constitutional amendment, if passed would create a dedicated investment fund to support the growth of the Texas State Technical College (TSTC).

TSTC has 11 campuses across Central and North Texas in addition to online courses. It has programs in fields ranging from automotive engineering to HVAC to welding, and enrolled over 16,000 students in 2021, the most recent year TSTC enrollment data is available.

TSTC officials said these current numbers do not meet the demand for technical workers in the state of Texas.

Joe Arnold, the deputy vice chancellor in government relations for TSTC, estimates there are over one million open technician positions in T

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