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Denton County hears presentation on TSTC constitutional amendment, officials emphasize workforce impact
Summary
Representatives from Texas State Technical College and local workforce advocates briefed the Denton County Commissioners Court on Proposition 1, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a technical-institution endowment. Commissioners praised TSTC's training programs and noted potential benefits for a planned Denton County campus.
Texas State Technical College representatives and local workforce advocates told the Denton County Commissioners Court on Oct. 21 that Proposition 1 on the November ballot would create an $850 million endowment to support technical training statewide, including programs officials say would benefit Denton County.
Proposition 1 would create a Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund and an available workforce education fund, speaker Joe Arnold said. "If the voters approve this on election day, $850,000,000 from existing funds in the state coffers will be transferred to the comptroller's office. The comptroller will invest those funds, and on an annual basis they will take the principal…
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