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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 Lewisville Dam, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,373,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Lewisville Dam, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Livestock and Dairy Policy, NY, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $693,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Loop 494 Upgrade, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Loop 82 Railroad Overpass, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $700,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lower Colorado River Basin, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $484,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lower Colorado River Investigations Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $237,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lower Colorado River Operations Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $20,664,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lower Rio Grande Water Resources Conservation Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Manadas Hike and Bike Pathways, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Margaret McDermott (I-30) Bridge, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

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