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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Microgrids for Colonias (TX)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $475,750 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, TX to establish a nursing program, including purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $476,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Round Rock, Texas Recipients Round Rock (Texas) Higher Education Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $476,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Community Learning Center, for expansion of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Partnership Program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Community Learning Center Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Harris County Hospital District, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Harris Health System (Harris County, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of North Texas, Denton, TX for the center for Computational Epidemiology, including facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Denton, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX for facilities and equipment for the sickle cell program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Clear Creek
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Ship Channel, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
...more
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas

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