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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 Unit Operation Facilities (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $84,000,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Unit Operation Facilities (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $10,600,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Sam Houston, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University Health System, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University Health System (San Antonio, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University Medical Center at Brackenridge, Austin, TX, for renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University Medical Center Brackenridge (Austin, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University Medical Center Foundation, El Paso, TO for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients University Medical Center Foundation of El Paso (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Houston Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology (CONTACT)
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Houston, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Houston, Houston, TX for teacher training and professional development
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of North Texas, Denton, TX, for construction, renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $238,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Denton, Texas Recipients University of North Texas System
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of North Texas, Denton, TX, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $350,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Denton, Texas Recipients University of North Texas System

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