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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 Centralized Administrative Processing Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $1,314,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Sheppard AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Channel to Port Bouvar
(Energy and Water)
Amount $323,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Chapel
(Military Construction)
Amount $9,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Chapel with Education Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $17,500,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations Fort Hood, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Children's Medical Center, for construction, renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients Children's Health
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, for renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients CHRISTUS Children’s (San Antonio, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Abilene for equipment for the life Sciences Accelerator
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $142,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Alvarado, Sanitary Sewer Improvements
(Interior)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Alvarado, Texas Recipients City of Alvarado, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Arlington Public Safety Multipurpose Communication
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Arlington, Texas Recipients City of Arlington, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Austin for sewer rehabilitation project
(Interior)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas

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