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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 2008 Description NW/SE LRT MOS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $84,525,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
Former Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
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Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Port Aransas Ferryboat Expansion
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $735,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Port of Orange Intermodal Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Locations Orange, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Port Road Expansion and Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Quiet Zone at Union Pacific grade crossings
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Round Rock, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Rainbow Senior Center for equipping a health and wellness center with senior-oriented facilities and equipment
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Boerne, Texas Recipients Rainbow Senior Center (Boerne, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Reconstruction of Long Point Road
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $735,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Rio Metro Intercity Transit
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description San Antonio Food Bank for construction and build out of a new food bank
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $343,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description San Marcos Municipal Airport, terminal and t-hangar construction
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,543,500 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients San Marcos (Texas) Municipal Airport

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )