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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 Farmers Branch, Tarrant County
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors President *
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Locations Tarrant County, Texas Recipients Tarrant County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Feasibility Study
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Sullivan City, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Ferrells Bridge Dam
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,879,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Lake 0' the Pines, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fire and Rescue Station
(Military Construction)
Amount $972,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Randolph AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fire Resistant Fuels
(Defense)
Amount $3,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fitness Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $11,580,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Kingsville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Flashlight Soldier-to-Soldier Combat Identification System (FSCIS)
(Defense)
Amount $5,600,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description FM509 Extension
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Harlingen, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Food Safety
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $69,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fort Hood Training Lands Restoration and Maintenance
(Defense)
Amount $2,800,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations College Station, Texas Recipients

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