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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 2008 Description Hidalgo County Truancy Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $517,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo, Texas Recipients Hidalgo County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Hidalgo County Waste to Energy Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $118,938 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo County, Texas Recipients Hidalgo County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description High efficiency solar energy generation and storage
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University of Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description High Optempo Performance Soldier Training
(Defense)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Austin
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description High pressure fire loop
(Energy and Water)
Amount $31,910,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Amarillo, Texas Recipients Pantex Plant
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description High Temperature Hydrogen Energy Production Facility
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Odessa, Texas Recipients University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description High Temperature Superconductor Trap Field Magnet Motor
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Round Rock, Texas Recipients TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description High Temperature Superconductor Trap Held Magnet Motor
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Round Rock, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Hill College, Hillsboro, TX for vocational training at the Bosque County campus, which may include equipment and technology
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Hillsboro, Texas Recipients Hill (Texas) College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Hill Country Transit Administration Facility, San Saba, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) Locations San Saba, Texas Recipients Hill Country Transit District (Texas)

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