The Brief

Proposition 1, to better fund a state education system, passed with Texas voters.

SJR 59 creates two new funds designed to support the Texas State Technical College System.

The funds would be/would have been designed to provide consistent funding for the operations of the campuses.

Proposition 1, to better fund a state education system, passed with Texas voters Tuesday.

SJR 59 creates two new funds designed to support the Texas State Technical College System: the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund and the Available Workforce Education Fund.

Ballot language:

"The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educationa

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