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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 Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Atascosa and Wilson County, TX Sheriff's Department Methamphetamine Law Enforcement
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $141,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Atascosa, Wilson, Texas Recipients Wilson County (Texas) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Austin, TX Police Department Technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $211,500 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations Austin, Texas Recipients Austin (Texas) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Baptist Child and Family Services STAR program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $470,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients BCFS
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Baylor Physical Sciences Laboratory enhancement at Baylor University
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $658,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Baylor University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Border Law Enforcement Training Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $658,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Eagle Pass, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cameron County, TX Interoperable Communications
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Cameron, Texas Recipients Cameron County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Abilene
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $84,600 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) Locations Abilene, Texas Recipients City of Abilene, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Austin
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $188,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Carrollton
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $352,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) Locations Carrolton, Texas Recipients City of Carrollton, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Dallas, for re-entry programs
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $470,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
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Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients City of Dallas, Texas

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