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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Emergency Operations Center, City of Del Rio
(Homeland Security)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Del Rio, Texas Recipients City of Del Rio, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lacy Lakeview, Sewer Collection/Lift Station
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description San Antonio Water System, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Val Verde County, Del Rio, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Del Rio, Texas Recipients Val Verde County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Angelina County Cassell-Boykin County Park Project facility renovation
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Angelina County, Texas Recipients Angelina County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Austin sanitary sewer overflow prevention
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Water and wastewater infrastructure improvements
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Locations Baytown, Texas Recipients City of Baytown, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Forensic Science Academy
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients Texas Engineering Extension Service

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