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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 2010 Description Freeport Harbor, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $574,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Locations Freeport Harbor, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Galveston transit vehicle replacement, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Galveston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description GIWW, Channel to Victoria, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,152,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Locations Victoria, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description GIWW, Chocolate Bayou, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,647,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Chocolate Bayou, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Grade Separated Railroad Crossing, Northlake, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Northlake, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Graham, TX (Brazos River Basin)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $484,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Graham, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Grain Sorghum, KS, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Former Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Grapevine Lake, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,599,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Grapevine Lake, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education Watershed Project, Texas State University, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations San Marcos, Texas Recipients Texas State University-San Marcos
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Gufl Intracoastal Waterway, High Island to Brazos River Realignments, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $170,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients

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