Texas is more diversified from Kansas' farm economy, in addition to having a huge agriculture base, Texas is probably #1 or #2 in energy production/consumption

Texas is more diversified from Kansas' farm economy, in addition to having a huge agriculture base, Texas is probably #1 or #2 in energy production/consumption in the USA. As long as oil is not in a slump, Texas can coast while other places without the natural energy resources would suffer. A large number of decent middle class lifestyles can be supported with or without a college degree with work around the oil fields. Even with this natural advantage, there was a staggering amount of underfunding for public schools statewide in Texas over the decade that the GOP has been in power in Texas that will mimic what happened in Kansas. The legislature continuously moves more and more of the onus of public funding to local property taxes and decrease the amount of funding from the state. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/28/texas-am-lori-taylor-public-education-funding/ https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/28/texas-am-lori-taylor...