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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 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
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Strike Weapon Propulsion
(Defense)
Amount $3,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Kennedale, Texas Recipients Carbon-Carbon Advanced Technologies Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Paratransit buses
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Brazos River Basin - Elm Creek
(Energy and Water)
Amount $175,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Life sciences accelerator facilities and equipment
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Moving Target Indicator scout radar
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Former Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
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Locations Allen, Texas Recipients L3Harris Mustang Technology
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Construction of the Alpine Public Library
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Alpine, Texas Recipients City of Alpine, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description High pressure fire loop
(Energy and Water)
Amount $31,910,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Amarillo, Texas Recipients Pantex Plant
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Grimes County law enforcement technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Anderson, Texas Recipients Grimes County (Texas) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Andrews arsenic filtration pilot project
(Interior)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) Locations Andrews, Texas Recipients City of Andrews, Texas

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