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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 West Houston Airport, Automatic Weather Observation System, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $142,500 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients West Houston (Texas) Airport
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Wharton County Jr. College, Wharton, TX for curriculum development to train students for work in the nuclear power industry
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $220,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Wharton, Texas Recipients Wharton County (Texas) Junior College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description White Bluff Intersection Widening Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $196,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations White Bluff, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Whitney Dam And Powerhouse, TX (Rehab)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $4,428,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Whitney Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $9,493,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Whitney Lake, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $8,959,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Whitney Lake, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $8,891,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations Whitney Lake, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Widening Loop 281
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Longview, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Wilford Hall Medical Center, Ambulatory Care Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $130,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations Lackland AFB, Texas Recipients Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Williamson County Water Recycling Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $246,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Williamson County, Texas

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