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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 Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Wool Research, MI, TX, WY
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $206,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations Texas; Wyoming Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Center for Invasive Species Eradication, Texas AgriLife Research, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Policy Analyses for National Secure and Sustainable Food, Fiber, Forestry and Energy Program, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Range Revegetation for Fort Hood, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $333,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations Fort Hood, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Watershed Protection Plan for Hood County, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $67,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Hood County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Human Nutrition Research, Houston, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Medicinal and Bioactive Crop Research, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Nacogdoches, Texas Recipients Stephen F. Austin State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Dairy and Meat Goat Research, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Prairie View, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Assistance to Improve Water Quality for Tarrant County, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $336,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Locations Tarrant County, Texas Recipients Tarrant County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Advancing Biofuel Production, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Baylor University

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