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Where are this year's earmarks
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 Houston Domestic Violence Enforcement Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $893,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Police Department
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $352,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Human-Robot Teams at Texas A&M University
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $705,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description I Have A Dream Foundation
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients I Have a Dream Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jim Hogg and Starr County Sheriff's Department Methamphetamine Law Enforcement
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Jim Hogg, Starr, Texas Recipients Starr County (Texas) Sheriff's Office; Jim Hogg County (Texas) Sheriff
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Johnson County Stop the Offender Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $188,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Johnson, Texas Recipients Johnson County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kickstart, to expand children's character development
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $94,000 Sponsors Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kids Averted from Placement Services (KAPS), to prevent juvenile delinquency
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kids Averted from Placement Services (KAPS)
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $211,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description La Esperanza Home for Boys
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $705,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients La Esperanza Home for Boys (Brownsville, Texas)

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