claim: "texas ranks 49th in per-pupil funding among the states."
author: texas association of school boards
evidence_1: may 15, 2018 ... texas ranks 36th nationally in per-student education spending. ... ($23,005) are  among the states with the highest per-student expenditures.
evidence_2: apr 18, 2013 ... says texas ranks 49th nationally in "what we are doing to support our per-pupil  ... leaving texas 49th in per-student spending among 51 jurisdictions. ... so, it  looks like two states trail texas in per-pupil spending, either way ...
evidence_3: jun 1, 2018 ... the census bureau compiles data on education spending per pupil and ... per  student, while states like utah and idaho report spending about a third ... texas,  $9,016, $45,886,733, $5,514, $27,862,199, $3,002 ..... the worrisome  relationship between population projections and state spending on kids.
evidence_4: feb 22, 2013 ... austin — texas has dropped to 49th in spending per pupil and is now more ...  the state now ranks 38th, down four spots from a year ago.
evidence_5: jul 27, 2013 ... (texas is funded at a similar level to california, yet its students perform quite a ...  the state now ranks 35th in per pupil spending, according to the latest ... order  among all 50 states and the district of columbia is a dismal 49.