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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description National Cemetery- Gravesites Development
(Military Construction)
Amount $29,400,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Ft. Sam Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Dental Clinic Replacement
(Military Construction)
Amount $29,318,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Air Traffic Control Facilities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $28,490,560 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Houston, Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Del Rio: Comstock Station
(Homeland Security)
Amount $25,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Comstock, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $24,752,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Health and Dental Clinic
(Military Construction)
Amount $24,600,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Army Reserve Center/Land
(Military Construction)
Amount $24,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Point of Entry
(Financial Services)
Amount $23,284,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
(Energy and Water)
Amount $23,105,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas A&M University, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $23,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center

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