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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 2010 Description Rebuilding Together Houston, Houston, TX, Renovations of housing for veterans who are low-income or disabled
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Rebuilding Together Houston (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Transportation study for the Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Joshua, TX, Land acquisition and construction and equipment for park areas
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Joshua, Texas Recipients City of Joshua, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Laredo, TX, Renovation and construction at the Laredo Little Theatre
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients City of Laredo, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description San Bernardo Avenue Restoration, Laredo, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Lubbock/Citibus, bus purchases, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients City of Lubbock, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lufkin Veterans Clinic Shuttle capital cost of contracting, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Lufkin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Veterans Shuttle Service Project, capital cost of contracting, Lufkin, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Lufkin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Midland, TX, for renovations to 30-year-old facilities which serve the Midland community
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Midland, Texas Recipients City of Midland, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Roma Bus Terminal, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Roma, Texas Recipients City of Roma, Texas

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