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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 2009 Description University of Texas at San Antonio Mexico Center for economic development activities
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas at San Antonio, Accelerating Technology Venture Entrepreneurship for Women and Minorities
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alamo WorkSource Center Expansion
(Financial Services)
Amount $147,386 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients WorkSource Solutions Alamo
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Heart of Texas Workforce Development Center Financial Literacy Program
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Laredo Community College Import/Export Program
(Financial Services)
Amount $196,514 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients Laredo (Texas) Community College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description LBJ Presidential Library
(Financial Services)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description North Brownsville Industrial Park, TX
(Financial Services)
Amount $196,514 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Pecos Economic Development Corporation expansion
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Pecos, Texas Recipients Pecos (Texas) Economic Development Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description The Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory, El Paso Border Technology Commercialization Facility (BTCF)
(Financial Services)
Amount $196,514 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description The Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory (BNSL), El Paso, TX Partnership for Innovation and Security
(Financial Services)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients Bi-National Sustainability Laboratory

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