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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 City of La Feria, for construction and facility buildout of the La Feria Boys and Girls Club
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations La Feria, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Laredo, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients City of Laredo, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Lubbock for water pipeline project
(Interior)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients City of Lubbock, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of McKinney Public Safety Radio System Replacement
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
Former Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Locations McKinney, Texas Recipients City of McKinney, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Midland, for downtown redevelopment
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Midland, Texas Recipients City of Midland, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of New Braunfels
(Homeland Security)
Amount $360,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations New Braunfels, Texas Recipients City of New Braunfels, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of New Braunfels, for the preservation and redevelopment of the downtown area
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $142,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations New Braunfels, Texas Recipients City of New Braunfels, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of New Braunfels, Teen Court
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $50,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations New Braunfels, Texas Recipients City of New Braunfels, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Port Aransas to preserve endangered wetlands and help stop severe erosion in Port Aransas and along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Port Aransas, Texas Recipients City of Port Aransas, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of San Angelo, for restoration of the North Concho River area
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $142,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) Locations San Angelo, Texas Recipients City of San Angelo, Texas

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