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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 2010 Description Brays Bayou, Houston, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,777,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Hunting Bayou, Houston, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description National Offshore Wind Energy Center
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
...more
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Sims Bayou, Houston, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $20,736,000 Sponsors President *
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description La Feria Solar Lighting Initiative
(Energy and Water)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations La Feria, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Rio Grande and unnamed tributary, Eagle Pass
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Great Plains Wind Power Test Facility, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
...more
Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Odessa Subarea Special Study
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,846,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
...more
Locations Odessa, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description San Angelo Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $418,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations San Angelo, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Walnut Branch, Seguin, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Seguin, Texas Recipients

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