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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 2010 Description Wind Science and Engineering Center
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Point of Entry
(Financial Services)
Amount $23,284,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description LBJ Presidential library
(Financial Services)
Amount $3,760,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description SER-Jobs for Progress National, Dual-Language Financial Literacy Technology Learning
(Financial Services)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations Irving, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Tronillo-Guadalupe Land Port of Entry
(Financial Services)
Amount $4,290,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. Courthouse
(Financial Services)
Amount $0 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA Mexico Center, business development research
(Financial Services)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio Mexico Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas Brownsville International Trade Center
(Financial Services)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Brownsville International Innovation Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alamo Community College for a region energy futures park center
(Financial Services)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Alamo Colleges (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Baylor University workforce development and training
(Financial Services)
Amount $196,514 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Baylor University

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