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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 Turkey Creek
(Interior)
Amount $1,477,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. 290/S.H. 36 Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. Army Battery Management Program Utilizing Pulse Technology
(Defense)
Amount $2,800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Locations Southlake, Texas Recipients PulseTech Products Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. Courthouse
(Financial Services)
Amount $0 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description UH-60A Re-wiring Program
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients InterConnect Wiring LLP
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Unit Operation Facilities (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $84,000,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Unit Operation Facilities (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $10,600,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Sam Houston, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Unites Operations Facilities (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $46,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Fort Hood, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University Health System, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University Health System (San Antonio, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Houston Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology (CONTACT)
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Houston

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