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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations Huntsville, Texas Recipients Sam Houston State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Southern University, for the TSU Lab School, which may include equipment and technology
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $422,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Texas Southern University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas State Technical College, for equipment for education and training programs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Waco, Texas Recipients Texas State Technical College Waco
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas State University Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $927,780 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients Texas State University-San Marcos
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas State University and Texas Engineering Extension Service, Project Protect
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $470,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations San Marcos, Texas Recipients Texas State University-San Marcos
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, for the Center for Research and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $359,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX for health professionals training, including facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX for the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients Texas Tech University (Lubbock)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Tech University, to digitize library holdings
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $430,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients Texas Tech University (Lubbock)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Water Allocation Assessment
(Energy and Water)
Amount $713,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients

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