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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority Advanced Transit Program/METRO Solutions Phase 2, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $15,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
...more
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Brigade Staging Area Complex
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,800,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Houston Ship Channel, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $14,315,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
...more
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Aviation Trainer/Squadron Operations Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,290,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Corpus Christi, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Basic Expeditionary Airman Skill Training, Phase 2
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,000,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lackland AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Student Dormitory (100 RM)
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Ship Channel, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $13,788,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
...more
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brays Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $13,453,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description European NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Operations Complex, Ph 1
(Military Construction)
Amount $13,450,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description MetroRapid BRT
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $13,370,204 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Austin, Texas Recipients

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