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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 2008 Description Brackenridge Hospital construction, renovation, and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University Medical Center Brackenridge (Austin, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brays Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $13,453,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,804,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brazos Island Harbor, Brownsville Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $394,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brazos Valley Transportation Management Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $588,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brigade Combat Team Complex #2 Increment 2
(Military Construction)
Amount $70,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brigade Combat Team Complex #3 Increment 1
(Military Construction)
Amount $103,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Buffalo Bayou And Tribes, White Oak Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,897,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cactus Health Services, Inc. for primary health care services in rural communities in Terrell and Pecos Counties
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Sanderson, Texas Recipients

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