I live in WA state, and kids routinely transfer from district to district, for whatever reason.(better music, diversity, etc) It's a public school thing. As long as there is room, a kid can't be denied.

Everyone's paying taxes. It's not like these other kids parents are off the hook. I'm no expert on school funding but I'm pretty sure some of the school money goes into statewide funds that are redistributed, plus of course there are local funds. At least that is how it works around here.

It looks like Texas public schools are funded by a mix of local, state and federals funds, just like the ones in my state
http://www.idra.org/Education_Policy...ls_are_funded/