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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 Harris County Commissioner's Office, Precinct Three for construction and build out of a multipurpose facility, the Bayland Park Community Aquatic Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $147,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Harris County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Harris County Community and Economic Development Department for planning studies and streetscape improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Harris County (Texas) Community Services Department
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 2008 Description Houston Area Air Traffic System (HAATS)
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Downtown Clean Fuel Transit Initiative
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,470,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Fire Museum for construction of an Education Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Zoo for development of an educational broadcast program
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $294,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Zoo Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description I-69, US-77 Upgrades from Harlingen to I-37
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $514,500 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description IH30 Interchange at Monty Stratton Pkwy
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) Locations Greenville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description IH-35W Congestion Relief
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $343,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

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