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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 2008 Description Trinity River Vision for facilities design, construction, and property acquisition of the Trinity River Vision plan
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $539,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Trinity River Vision Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. 290/S.H. 36 Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas at El Paso, Reconstruction of On-ramp
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients University of Texas at El Paso
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Urban Commuter Rail Circulator Vehicles
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description US 287 Ennis Bypass from BU 287 to South of SH 34
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description VIA Bus Improvements/Facility Modernization
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,425,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description VIA Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $4,900,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Victoria Bus Replacement
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $294,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description White Bluff Intersection Widening Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $196,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations White Bluff, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Widening Loop 281
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Longview, Texas Recipients

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