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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details 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 No. 1401 Total Amount $1,907,539,730
All earmarks No. 1689* Total Amount $6,315,890,955*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description 4-Laning of Texas SH 24 (from I-30 to the Oklahoma State Line)
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) Locations Paris, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description AB Christian Learning Center, for a higher education resource center
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Ft Worth, Texas Recipients AB Christian Learning Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description AB Christian Learning Center, Ft. Worth, TX for a higher education resource center
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $175,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients AB Christian Learning Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Abilene
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $17,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Abilene Air Traffic Control Facilities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,156,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Abilene Paratransit Vehicle Replacement
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $431,200 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Access Control Point and Road Improvements
(Military Construction)
Amount $10,800,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Sam Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Access Control Points
(Military Construction)
Amount $6,500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Accessible fleet replacement
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $0 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Austin, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description A Child is Missing
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $446,500 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients A Child Is Missing Inc.

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