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Earmark Spending in Texas
* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 | No | Total Amount |
| Congressional earmarks | 1401 | $1,907,539,730 |
| All earmarks | 1689* | $6,315,890,955* |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2008 |
Addition/Alteration for San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) North Incr. 1 (Military Construction) |
$156,035,000 | President (solo) * | San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio Military Medical Center |
|
|
2009 |
Barracks & Dining (Military Construction) |
$148,000,000 |
President * Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison  -TX) |
Fort Bliss, Texas | |
|
|
2008 |
Close Combat Tactical Trainer Facility (Military Construction) |
$109,000,000 | President (solo) * | Fort Bliss, Texas | |
|
|
2008 |
Brigade Combat Team Complex #3 Increment 1 (Military Construction) |
$103,000,000 | President (solo) * | Fort Bliss, Texas | |
|
|
2009 |
Infrastructure, IBCT2 (Military Construction) |
$100,000,000 |
President * Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison -TX) |
Fort Bliss, Texas | |
|
|
2009 |
Infrastructure, IBCT1 (Military Construction) |
$98,000,000 |
President * Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison -TX) |
Fort Bliss, Texas | |
|
|
2008 |
Medical Training Facilities (Increment 1) (Military Construction) |
$96,400,000 | President (solo) * | Fort Sam Houston, Texas | |
|
|
2009 |
Trainee Barracks Complex (Military Construction) |
$96,000,000 |
President * Rep. Lamar Smith -TX)Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison -TX) |
Fort Sam Houston, Texas | |
|
|
2008 |
Combat Aviation Brigade Complex Increment 2 (Military Construction) |
$90,000,000 | President (solo) * | Fort Bliss, Texas | |
|
|
2009 |
Company Operations Facilities, BCT (Military Construction) |
$90,000,000 |
President * Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison -TX) |
Fort Bliss, Texas | |
| 1689 results | ||||||
Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )
