Texas public college and university enrollment rose by 22.5 percent between 2007 and 2012, but state funding fell.
That鈥檚 according to a out today from the association of State Higher Education Executive Officers.
At the same time, Texas appropriations for higher education dropped six percent per student. That鈥檚 through the recession in a state that did better than most.
Texas was among 48 states that reduced 鈥渃onstant-dollars鈥� for students in public institutions. Still, Texans fared better than most. Thirty states reduced funding for students by more than 20 percent over the same period.
