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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 2009 Description Del Rio, Val Verde County, for construction and expansion of the library
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $237,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Del Rio, Texas Recipients City of Del Rio, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Denton Municipal Airport, Various Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $570,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Denton, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description East Belt Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description East Texas Higher Speed Rail Feasibility Study
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description El Paso Rural County Transit
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $712,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Feasibility Study
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Sullivan City, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description FM509 Extension
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Harlingen, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fort Sam Houston Access
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $427,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Galveston Seawall
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Galveston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Noise Mitigation
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $712,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston, Texas)

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