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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 Library enhancements
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Bandera, Texas, Bandera, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Baptist Child and Family Services STAR program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $470,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients BCFS
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barbour Terminal Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $177,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Bardwell Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,038,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barracks (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $45,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
...more
Locations Fort Hood, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barracks (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $11,400,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barracks (Grow the Force)
(Military Construction)
Amount $6,600,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Sam Houston, Texas Recipients U.S. Marine Corps
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barracks Complex
(Military Construction)
Amount $47,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
...more
Locations Fort Hood, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Base Operations Ramp, Phase I
(Military Construction)
Amount $7,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Locations Sheppard AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Basic Expeditionary Airman Skill Training, Phase 2
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,000,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lackland AFB, Texas Recipients

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )