Vote YES on Prop 1
Nov. 4
What is Prop 1?
Proposition 1 (Prop 1) on your Nov. 4th ballot provides Texas State Technical College (TSTC) with funds to expand job-training programs and help meet the needs of today’s workforce.
If passed, Prop 1 would provide $850 million from the state’s general revenue to support critical capital needs for TSTC, including facility expansion, land acquisition, and modern equipment purchases needed for classroom programs and instructions.
Vote FOR Prop. 1
The Texas State Technical College System (TSTC) is recognized as a leading producer of skilled workers. With Texas facing a serious skilled labor shortage, the investments in Prop 1 would give TSTC more capacity to train more students to enter the workforce and get good-paying jobs, especially in high-growth, high-need regions.
When you vote “FOR” Prop 1, you are saying YES to give TSTC the resources it needs to expand and train more Texans for high-demand, good-paying jobs and that benefits the entire Texas economy. Prop 1 will ensure that TSTC has the long-term capital resources it needs to expand its impact and continue fueling the Texas economy.
Inflation adds to the cost of construction, so passing Prop 1 now will allow TSTC and taxpayers to save money in the long run by getting new facilities and renovations made sooner rather than later.
Election Day:
Tuesday, November 4 2025
Vote Early:
October 20 - October 31
Check your voter registration status and find polling locations at www.votetexas.gov
Pledge to Vote:
PROP 1 BALLOT LANGUAGE
This is the text you’ll see on your November 4th ballot. Voting “FOR” is voting YES to more job training that strengthens our future Texas workforce.
“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 educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.”
Prop 1 Ballot Language
This is the text you’ll see on your ballot:
“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 educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.”
More About TSTC
For more than 60 years, Texas State Technical College (TSTC), has been meeting the high-tech, high-demand challenges of today’s global economy by offering high-quality vocational and technical education programs. With 10 campuses across Texas—from Waco to Abilene to Harlingen—TSTC serves every region of the state. TSTC works closely with industry leaders, state agencies, and local communities to identify workforce gaps and respond with targeted training programs. These programs are designed to equip students with the skills needed for high-demand—and often high-paying—careers across a wide range of fields.
Students can choose from over 50 certificate and degree programs in fields critical to the Texas economy.
More about TSTC
For more than 60 years, Texas State Technical College (TSTC), has been meeting the high-tech, high-demand challenges of today’s global economy by offering high-quality vocational and technical education programs. With 10 campuses across Texas—from Waco to Abilene to Harlingen—TSTC serves every region of the state. TSTC works closely with industry leaders, state agencies, and local communities to identify workforce gaps and respond with targeted training programs. These programs are designed to equip students with the skills needed for high-demand—and often high-paying—careers across a wide range of fields.
Students can choose from over 50 certificate and degree programs in fields critical to the Texas economy.
Programs:
Programs:
Advanced Manufacturing
Master the skills neccessary to maintain and service advanced manufacturing and industrial equipment in this one- of-akind program.
Aircraft Airframe
With a hands-on education in aircraft construction, design and maintenance, you will be equipped for a career in this fast-growing Texan industry.
Aircraft Pilot Training
Take off from the largest educational airport in the United States and you’ll be ready for a professional piloting career.
Aircraft Powerplant
Texas employs the highest number of aviation mechanics in the country and it’s hiring more.
Auto Collision & Management
You could breathe new life into damaged automobiles. Utilize your eye for detail to start a new career.
Automation & Controls
In this program, you can be in control of the electricity, gas and data that makes the manufacturing sector in Texas.
Automotive
Get under the hood and behind the wheel, keeping Texas drivers safe with repairs that keep cars on the road.
Avionics
Electronics in aviation are necessary to ensure safe flight conditions no matter the weather. Avionics technicians are the highly skilled professionals ensuring a safe landing.
Biology
Studying Biology prepares you for many potential job-fields. With our fully online program, you can excel in your current career or transfer into a four-year university.
Biomedical Equipment
This degree allows you to combine your interest in technology, coding and electronics with a concern for the health of others. You don’t have to choose between the two.
Building Construction
Learn to read blueprints, lay foundations, and manage building codes when you pursue a degree in Building Construction Technology.
Business Management
Business Management requires an ability to stay organized and lead creatively. Get the skills you need in business and accounting to run your own career.
Chemical Dependency Counseling
Change lives and make a difference in your community when you pursue a degree in Chemical Dependency Counseling, now available entirely online.
Computer Networking & Systems Administration
Manage, maintain and build the networks modern business and entertainment industries need to keep functioning.
Computer Programming
Learn to build and develop the software we use to run our world, entirely online.
Culinary Arts
Flex your knowledge of art, design, and chemistry and you’ll be ready for a career in the fast growing hospitality industry.
Cybersecurity
Data represents all modern business and keeping it safe is a multi-billion dollar industry. Learn how to implement holistic security measures to keep data safe in our online program.
Dental Hygiene
Help people of all ages regain their confidence when you get a degree in Dental Hygiene. With real clinical experience, you’ll be ready to start your career right after graduation.
Diesel Equipment
Train hands-on with diesel engines for on and off highway pathways in the Diesel Equipment program.
Digital Media Design
Use your computer know-how and eye for art to get a great-paying career when you study Digital Media Design.
Drafting & Design
With a combination of mathematics, design, and physics, you can make your mark designing architectural and engineering schematics.
Education & Training
Get experience assisting teachers and find your career shaping future minds. Texas needs more education professionals, so what are you waiting for?
Electrical Construction
Whether it’s in person or online, you can gain the training you need for a lucrative career in Electrical Construction.
Electrical Lineworker & Management
Texas is a top employer of electrical lineworkers and they’re hiring more. Get the experience you need to start a great-paying job.
Electrical Power & Controls
Wherever there’s electricity, there’s a need for experts in management of that power. Massive opportunities await if you pursue this high-growth career in Texas, or your money back.
Electromechanical Technology
You could use your knowledge of computer systems, engineering, and mathematics to solve problems puzzling companies’ automation systems and make great pay while you’re at it.
Emergency Medical Services
Learn to be the first response in an emergency, with all the skills and hands-on training you need to keep your cool.
Engineering
If you’re not satisfied with “it works” and would rather say “it’s better” then you’re the perfect candidate for a career in engineering.
General Education – Academic Core Curriculum
You don’t have to rush into the rest of your life. You know you want an education, and we have the core academic curriculum to prepare you for any field. It’s just smart!
Health Information Technology
Gain some computer skills and knowledge of the medical industry for a great-paying career in Texas.
HVAC
HVAC isn’t just about air conditioning — learn to manage all kinds of temperature regulation systems with industry-standard lab equipment.
Industrial Systems
Master the skills necessary to maintain and service advanced manufacturing and industrial equipment in this one-of-a-kind program.
Instrumentation
Build and maintain precise manufacturing systems to control the flow of materials in the industrial sector, when you graduate from this program.
LVN to RN Transition Nursing Program
Texan demand for nursing professionals is high. Take the next step when you transition from a Licensed Vocational Nurse to a Registered Nurse.
Mechatronics
Take an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of industry. Think smarter as you handle electrical, computer, and motor technologies to build your career.
Occupational Safety & Environmental Compliance
Put a stop to emergencies before they take place when you work in Occupational Safety & Compliance.
Physics
Take the first step towards your career and in no time you’ll have built up the momentum to be unstoppable. With our fully online program, you can work on your credentials from anywhere.
Plumbing & Pipefitting
Gain the skills you need for repair and construction for private, commercial and industrial plumbing needs and you’ll be ready for a high-demand career.
Pre-Allied Health
Are you enthusiastic about pursuing a career in health care, but not sure where to start? Pre-Allied Health can jumpstart your prerequisite coursework in the medical industry.
Precision Machining
Master precision fabrication techniques for the most advanced manufacturing industries and you’ll be prepared for a fulfilling new career.
Process Operations
Transform raw materials to finished goods by understanding the processes that move anything from one place to the next.
Robotics & Industrial Controls
By pursuing education in the automation and robotics technologies, in person and online, you’ll be ready to succeed in the world of advanced manufacturing.
Solar Energy
You can help deploy solar energy to the masses, harnessing its power to lower operating costs, increase profits and protect the environment.
Surgical Technology
Learn to aid in surgical procedures of all kinds with hands-on simulation labs and state of the art training.
Vocational Nursing
Get your start as a nurse and you’ll be ready for a high-demand career in Texas. Plus, there’s room for growth when you continue your education as a Registered Nurse.
Web Design & Development
Every business needs a website and you could be the mastermind behind that web presence, now available entirely online.
Welding
Available at every TSTC location, get started in an exciting new role when you study TIG, SMAW and GTAW welding.
Wind Energy
The future of Texas energy is powered by turbines all over the Lone Star State and there’s potential for great-pay in this new, high-demand career.
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