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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 Brigade/Battalion HQs
(Military Construction)
Amount $44,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brownsville Urban System City Wide Transit Improvement
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients Brownsville (Texas) Urban System
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Bryan Multi-modal Transit Terminal and Parking Facility
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $950,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Brazos County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Buffalo Bayou & Tributaries
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,599,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries
(Energy and Water)
Amount $96,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Bus and Bus Facilities, Denton County Transportation Authority
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Denton County, Texas Recipients Denton County (Texas) Transportation Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Caddo Lake Ramsar Center
(Interior)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Caddo Lake Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Canadian River Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $137,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Canyon Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,422,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Capital Metro Bus and Bus Facilities Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients

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