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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 Child Development Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $4,920,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Child Youth Services Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $6,500,000 Sponsors Appropriations committee Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Children's Medical Center construction, renovation, and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients Children's Health
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Children's Oncology Group Childhood Cancer Research
(Energy and Water)
Amount $197,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients National Childhood Cancer Foundation; Children's Oncology Group
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital construction, renovation, and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $359,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients CHRISTUS Children’s (San Antonio, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Chronic Diseases of Children
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $494,000 Sponsors Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA)
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Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
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 Alpine
(Homeland Security)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients City of Alpine, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Austin for streetscape and fa�ade improvements as part of the East Austin Fa�ade Improvement Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $147,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, 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

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