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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 GIWW, Chocolate Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,716,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description GIWW, High Island to Brazos River
(Energy and Water)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description GIWW, High Island to Brazos River Realignments
(Energy and Water)
Amount $191,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description GIWW, Port O'Connor to Corpus Christi Bay
(Energy and Water)
Amount $335,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Glen Rose Medical Center, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $381,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Glen Rose, Texas Recipients Glen Rose (Texas) Medical Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Golden Crescent Bus Replacement in and around Victoria
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Victoria, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Goodall-Witcher Healthcare Foundation, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Clifton, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Grain Sorghum
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $515,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-KS)
Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Granger Dam and Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,065,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Grapevine Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,692,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

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