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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 2008 Description Chronic Diseases of Children
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $494,000 Sponsors Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA)
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Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cotton Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,843,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Dairy and Meat Goat Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $111,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Prairie View A&M University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Designing Foods for Health
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,475,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients Texas AgriLife Research
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Efficient Irrigation
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,715,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
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Locations Texas; New Mexico Recipients New Mexico State University; Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Efficient Irrigation
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,235,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
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Locations Texas; New Mexico Recipients New Mexico State University; Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Food Safety for Listeria and E Coli
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $80,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Food Safety
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $74,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas AgriLife Research
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Grain Sorghum
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $548,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS)
Former Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Grassland Soil and Water Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $218,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations Temple, Texas Recipients

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