In August 1993, a third-party evaluator examined tech prep system development and implementation in Texas public schools and institutions of higher education. The second year of the evaluation focused on the following aspects of Texas' tech prep system: current status of statewide implementation, secondary school counseling, professional development, and work-based learning. Significant progress was achieved in implementation of tech prep in Texas in the 1994-95 school year. Among the main conclusions of the evaluation were the following: (1) Texas' tech prep program appears to rate favorably on a national scale; (2) significant progress had been made since 1993-94 in many areas, including the numbers of schools and colleges participating in tech prep and offering approved programs/courses, leadership, clarity of roles, statewide transfer of articulated credit, strategic planning/marketing, and consensus regarding the definition of tech prep; (3) although most secondary school counselors were aware of tech prep, many were still not informed about the program's specifics; (4) professional development for educators should remain a continued focus because of educators' lack of familiarity with the program's specifics; and (5) although business/industry involvement in tech prep has increased, lack of business/industry participation statewide continues to be problematic. (Contains 16 tables and 35 references.) (MN)