Answer:
Ranked 34th
Step-by-step explanation:
Texas fall in the SPI Policy liberalism ranking at number 34th in year 2012 which was ranked 36th in year 2008.
Texas ranks as one of the more conservative states as it oppose gun control, are more often pro-life/ anti-abortion, and favor regressive consumer taxes
The states which are ranked near or below Texas are either Western or Southern states
We must see that policy liberalism rankings are not critiques; they provide insight into the kinds of policies that can be expected to be supported