This study examines spending on children and youth in Texas by constructing a comprehensive children's budget for 1978 spending. The study attempts to include not only data on spending through State government sources, but also other public sources of funds, charitable spending, and indirect Federal subsidies through tax exclusions. Total spending…

Texas public school finance is undergoing reform in response to a state Supreme Court decision in Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby, that declared the school finance system in violation of the "efficient clause" of the state constitution. State aid has declined since 1984 due to state revenue constraints, reform mandates largely funded from local…