Data on student financial aid in Texas are presented. Tables cover financial aid resources for students in Texas postsecondary institutions by program for 1982-1983, 1984-1985 and 1985-1986. For 17 state aid programs and 6 federal programs, the amount of funding is indicated for the state as a whole and for the following categories of colleges: public general academic teaching institutions, public health science centers, public junior and/or community colleges, Texas state technical institutes, private colleges, and proprietary schools and other Texas schools. Each of the state and federal programs is also briefly described. Additional tables summarize student financial aid by the ethnic origin of recipients, as part of the Office of Civil Rights Report. The amount of awards for 1982-1983 and 1983-1984 for grants, loans, scholarships, and work are specified for Blacks, American Indians, Oriental Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Whites, and for the total. (SW)