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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 Rio Grande Basin, NM, CO & TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
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Locations New Mexico; Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Greens Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $480,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
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Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $480,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients Texas Tech University (Lubbock)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Sorghum Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $481,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Bushland, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Graham, TX (Brazos River Basin)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $484,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Graham, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lower Colorado River Basin, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $484,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Advanced Transit Program/METRO Solutions Bus Expansion
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of El Paso Neighborhood Circulator
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients City of El Paso, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Lubbock/Citibus for Alternative Fuel Bus
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients Citibus

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