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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 Fort Sam Houston Access
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $427,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Foundation of Community Empowerment, for educational activities for early childcare providers to prepare students for school
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $381,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients Foundation for Community Empowerment Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Freeport Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $382,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Freeport Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,516,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Gaiveston Causeway Bridge
(Homeland Security)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
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Locations Galveston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Galveston Harbor Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,590,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Galveston Seawall
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Galveston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Noise Mitigation
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $712,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description GIWW, Channel to Victoria
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,512,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
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

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