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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 Aviation Trainer/Squadron Operations Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,290,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Corpus Christi, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Avionics Life Extension
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Waco, Texas Recipients Baylor University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
(Interior)
Amount $271,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
(Interior)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Balmorhea Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $57,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Balmorhea Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $54,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Balmorhea Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $55,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
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 2009 Description Baptist Child and Family Services to prevent juvenile delinquency
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients BCFS
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barbour Terminal Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $177,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients

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