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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Aquilla Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $887,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Arkansas-Red River Basins Chloride Control Area VI
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,326,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Arlington Chamber of Commerce for commercialization of technology, especially bio- and nano-technology at University of Texas Arlington
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Arlington, Texas Recipients Arlington (Texas) Chamber of Commerce
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Armed Forces Reserve Center Battle Projection Center (Phase II)
(Military Construction)
Amount $15,000,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Ellington Field, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Armed Forces Reserve Center Building
(Military Construction)
Amount $36,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations East Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Armed Forces Reserve Center Building
(Military Construction)
Amount $49,900,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Armed Forces Reserve Center Building
(Military Construction)
Amount $31,900,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Northwest Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Armed Services YMCA for construction of a full service YMCA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $392,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Killeen, Texas Recipients Armed Services YMCA
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Army Reserve Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $15,076,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients U.S. Army Reserve
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Atascosa and Wilson County, TX Sheriff's Department Methamphetamine Law Enforcement
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $141,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Atascosa, Wilson, Texas Recipients Wilson County (Texas) Sheriff's Office

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