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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 2010 Description Assistance to Improve Water Quality for Tarrant County, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $336,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Locations Tarrant County, Texas Recipients Tarrant County, Texas
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 Attoyec Bayou site 23-A
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $330,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum for construction of a memorial and building
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) Locations Greenville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Austin Intelligent Transportation Systems
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Austin Intelligent Transportation Systems, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Austin police technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Austin sanitary sewer overflow prevention
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
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 2009 Description Autism Treatment Centers, Inc., for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $238,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients Autism Treatment Center Inc.

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