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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 2009 Description Layland Carnegie Library
(Interior)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lufkin, TX for water infrastructure and treatment capacity development project
(Interior)
Amount $450,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients City of Lufkin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Nacogdoches, TX for Lanana Creek Flood Mitigation project
(Interior)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients City of Nacogdoches, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description San Antonio Water System, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Andrews arsenic filtration pilot project
(Interior)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) Locations Andrews, Texas Recipients City of Andrews, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Austin sanitary sewer overflow prevention
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Water and wastewater infrastructure improvements
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Locations Baytown, Texas Recipients City of Baytown, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Sewer line rehabilitation project
(Interior)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Beaumont, Texas Recipients City of Beaumont, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Palo Alto Battlefield National Park
(Interior)
Amount $4,120,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (Texas)

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