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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 Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX for purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas System, Dallas, TX for the purchase of equipment for the Brain Health and Repair project
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $381,000 Sponsors Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas System
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Unmanned Force Augmentation System
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Former Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
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Locations Carrollton, Texas Recipients L3 Unmanned Systems Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Unmanned Force Augmentation System
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Locations Carrollton, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Upper Rio Grande Water Operations Model Study, CO, NM, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,053,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Former Rep. Harry Teague (D-NM)
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Locations New Mexico; Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Upper Rio Grande Workforce Solutions, El Paso, TX for its Rural Initiatives Program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Upper Trinity River Basin
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,333,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Upper Trinity River Basin, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $382,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Trinity River Vision Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Upper Trinity River Basin, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $269,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
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Locations Trinity River, Texas Recipients Trinity River Vision Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Urban Assault Course
(Military Construction)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Camp Bullis, Texas Recipients

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