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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 University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA Mexico Center, business development research
(Financial Services)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio Mexico Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics program, including teacher training
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Tyler, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Tyler
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX for a science, technology, engineering and math initiative, including purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Tyler, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Tyler
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas Brownsville International Trade Center
(Financial Services)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Brownsville International Innovation Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas, Brownsville, TX for studies regarding the health of the Hispanic population in the Rio Grande Valley
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $383,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas, complete construction of the Petawatt Laser
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,444,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Austin
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas, Harris County, Psychiatric Center, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $238,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX for facilities and equipment for a personal medical record data bank
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $333,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, for facilities and equipment for MedBank
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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