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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 University of North Texas, Denton, TX for the center for Computational Epidemiology, including facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Denton, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX for the Center for Minority Health, Education, Research and Outreach
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $383,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients University of North Texas Health Science Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX for purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Arlington, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Arlington
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas at Brownsville, TX Global Marketing and Logistics Certification Program
(Financial Services)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $350,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Dallas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, for renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $381,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Dallas
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 2009 Description University of Texas at San Antonio, Accelerating Technology Venture Entrepreneurship for Women and Minorities
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas at San Antonio Mexico Center for economic development activities
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio

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