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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Wesleyan University for renovation of the Neighborhood Empowerment Zone surrounding Texas Wesleyan University
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $147,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Texas Wesleyan University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Woman's University, Institute of Health Sciences Dallas Center, for acquisition of technology
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Denton, Texas Recipients Texas Woman's University T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Austin Water Utility for wastewater treatment upgrade project
(Interior)
Amount $295,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Grandview for an Elevated Water Storage Tank
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Grandview, Texas Recipients City of Grandview, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Hillsboro for Water and Wastewater System Improvement
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Hillsboro, Texas Recipients City of Hillsboro, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Killeen for Water and Sewer Infrastructure
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Killeen, Texas Recipients City of Killeen, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Sabinal for Wastewater Treatment Facility Project
(Interior)
Amount $197,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Sabinal, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of San Antonio, San Antonio Water System for the Central Watershed Sewer Relief Line C-02
(Interior)
Amount $788,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients City of San Antonio, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The Woodlands Capital Cost of Contracting
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $294,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Thomas Road Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $686,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations McAllen, Texas Recipients

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