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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 Hostile Fire Indicating System
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Locations McKinney, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Housing and Community Services, New Braunfels, TX for equipment for Fox Run in Victoria
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $23,750 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations New Braunfels, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Housing, Enlisted Permanent Party
(Military Construction)
Amount $0 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Sam Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Air Traffic Control Facilities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $28,490,560 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Houston, Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Area Air Traffic System (HAATS)
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Area Air Traffic System (HAATS)
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $3,600,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Area Urban League, Houston, TX for computer literacy and technology training
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $48,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Area Urban League Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX. for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston Christian University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Community College, for the Accelerated Nursing Proficiency Center
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Community College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Community College, Houston, TX for a recruitment and training programs for firefighters and EMTs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Community College

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