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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 C-130J Alter Hangar
(Military Construction)
Amount $4,500,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Dyess Air Force Base, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Maverick County Development Corporation, Eagle Pass, TX Maverick County Small Business Development Program
(Financial Services)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Eagle Pass, Texas Recipients Maverick County (Texas) Development Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Rio Grande and Unnamed Tributary, Eagle Pass, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Eagle Pass, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Hidalgo County Health Department, Edinburg, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $380,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Edinburg, Texas Recipients Hidalgo County (Texas) Health Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX for research and education activities at the South Texas Border Health Disparities Center
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Edinburg, Texas Recipients University of Texas - Pan American
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description AVANCE, Inc., El Paso, TX for a parenting education program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients AVANCE Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Border Security and Defense Systems Research
(Defense)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients University of Texas at El Paso
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Bus Acquisition-Sun Metro, El Paso, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Castner Range Conservation Conveyance Study
(Defense)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients Frontera Land Alliance
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Center for Defense Systems Research
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients University of Texas at El Paso

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