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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Pecos Economic Development Corporation expansion
(Financial Services)
Amount $98,257 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Pecos, Texas Recipients Pecos (Texas) Economic Development Corp.
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 2009 Description Alamo Community College for a region energy futures park center
(Financial Services)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Alamo Colleges (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Dallas County Sheriff's Department Intake/Release Project
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients Dallas County (Texas) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Harris County Constable Department, Precinct Seven Street Crimes-Gang Task Force
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Harris County (Texas) Constable Precinct 7
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Horizon City Police Department Improvements
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Horizon City, Texas Recipients Horizon City (Texas) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Limestone County Sheriffs Department technology upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Limestone County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Grimes County law enforcement technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Anderson, Texas Recipients Grimes County (Texas) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients Huston-Tillotson University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Emergency Operations Center, Brazoria County Emergency Management, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Brazoria County, Texas Recipients Brazoria County, Texas

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