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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 2009 Description Irving Boulevard Corridor Enhancement Project, Irving, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $380,000 Sponsors Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) Locations Irving, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility and Refueling Depot, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $950,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients City of Laredo, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Loop Road Project, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $950,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lufkin VA Clinic Shuttle, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Lufkin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Metro Intermodal Transit Garage, Texas Medical Center, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas Medical Center (Houston, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mile 1 from Bus 83 to Mile 8, Hidalgo County, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $665,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo County, Texas Recipients Hidalgo County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description MTA Advanced Transit Program/Metro Solutions Bus Expansion, Harris County, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Locations Harris County, Texas Recipients Harris County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description NETEX Rail Rehabilitation Initiative, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Paratransit Vehicle Replacement, City of Abilene, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $456,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Port Aransas Ferryboat Expansion, Port Aransas, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Port Aransas, Texas Recipients

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