claim: "at present spending levels, only citizens of new york have a greater local debt burden than texans."
author: debra medina
evidence_1: "at present spending levels, only citizens of new york have a greater local debt  burden than texans." — politifact texas on friday, december 6th, 2013.
evidence_2: "at present spending levels, only citizens of new york have a greater local debt  burden than texans." — politifact texas on friday, december 6th, 2013.
evidence_3: while texas's state government debt is relatively modest—just $40 billion, ... per  resident—local government debt is more than four times higher: $192 billion. ...  second-highest sum in the nation, behind only new york's municipalities and far  ... have risen from 11 percent to 13.4 percent of houston's budget in five years,  and ...
evidence_4: "at present spending levels, only citizens of new york have a greater local debt  burden than texans." — politifact texas on friday, december 6th, 2013.
evidence_5: aug 23, 2017 ... as states have slashed higher education funding, the price of ... the only states  spending more than in 2008 were indiana, montana, ... state and local tax  revenue is a major source of support for public colleges and universities. ....  almost 6 percent," new york university researchers found in a 2015 study.