Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

HJR 85 proposes a constitutional amendment to create two dedicated funds for capital projects at specific Texas colleges. It establishes a permanent fund (for long-term investments) and an available fund (for immediate project spending) to support capital needs like buildings and equipment at the Texas State Technical College System and designated Texas State University System institutions. The amendment repeals a current limit that restricted annual funding allocations for these institutions from constitutionally dedicated higher education funds. This change would provide a dedicated, ongoing source of funding for capital improvements at these specific educational institutions.