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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 Capital Metro Paratransit Vehicle Replacement
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,612,500 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Carbon Nanotube Chemical Detector
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Waco, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Carbon Non-Materials for Advanced Aerospace Applications
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling
(Energy and Water)
Amount $700,304 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Center for Food Industry Excellence
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $946,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation
(Defense)
Amount $1,520,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Locations San Marcos, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research
(Energy and Water)
Amount $523,325 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Center for North American Studies
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $693,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Center for Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,403,463 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Center for Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Central City, Fort Worth, Upper Trinity River Basin
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients Trinity River Vision Authority

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