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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 2009 Description Big Creek Mitigation Plan for Highway 36
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Big Thicket National Preserve
(Interior)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Big Thicket National Preserve
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Biochemical Agent Detection
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Biosurety Development and Management Program
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description BMT Recruit Dormitory
(Military Construction)
Amount $75,515,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lackland AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Border Joint Operations Emergency Preparedness Center
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients Texas Army National Guard
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brays Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,011,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,431,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brazos River Basin-Elm Creek
(Energy and Water)
Amount $163,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients

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