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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Space Situational Awareness
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Sparks Arroyo Colonia, El Paso County
(Energy and Water)
Amount $123,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients El Paso County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Spring Lake, San Marcos
(Energy and Water)
Amount $295,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Stand-off Biochemical Agent Detection
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description State and Local Cybersecurity Training, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Stephen F. Austin State University, for coordination of family and child services
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $287,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Nacogdoches, Texas Recipients Stephen F. Austin State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Stillhouse Hollow Dam
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,798,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Stress Disorders Research Initiative at Fort Hood
(Defense)
Amount $2,720,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Fort Hood, Texas Recipients Fort Hood, Texas; Waco (Texas) VA Medical Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Strike Weapon Propulsion (SWEAP)
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Kennedale, Texas Recipients Carbon-Carbon Advanced Technologies Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Student Activity Center & Library
(Military Construction)
Amount $5,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Laughlin AFB, Texas Recipients

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