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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 Texas City Channel (50-Foot Project)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients Texas City, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas City Ship Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $4,312,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients Texas City, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas College for construction and renovation of existing space and for equipment for childcare, healthcare, and learning needs
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Tyler, Texas Recipients Texas College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Health Institute, for equipment for an emergency communications demonstration project.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients Texas Health Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Historical Commission, educational programming, outreach, and exhibit development
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Hydrogen Highway
(Energy and Water)
Amount $383,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $119,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Investigations Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $112,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Medical Center, for the National Center for Human Performance.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Texas Medical Center (Houston, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Microfactory
(Defense)
Amount $3,500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )