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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 Capital Metro Paratransit Vehicle Replacement
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,612,500 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Abilene for equipment for the life Sciences Accelerator
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $142,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Beaumont, TX for streetscaping improvements in downtown Beaumont
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Beaumont, Texas Recipients City of Beaumont, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Fort Worth, for property acquisition that will be needed to construct various components of the Trinity River Vision economic development project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients City of Fort Worth, Texas; Trinity River Vision Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Franklin, for planning, design and construction of a school sidewalk
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $332,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Franklin, Texas Recipients City of Franklin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Groesbeck, TX for design and renovation of a park in Groesbeck, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $332,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Groesbeck, Texas Recipients City of Groesbeck, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Hillsboro, for streetscape improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Hillsboro, Texas Recipients City of Hillsboro, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Houston, for redevelopment of the landfill adjacent to Sunnyside Park into recreational facilities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Houston, for renovation of the 1926 Gregory School into an archive, library and exhibition space
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of La Feria, for construction and facility buildout of the La Feria Boys and Girls Club
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations La Feria, Texas Recipients City of La Feria, Texas

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