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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 2010 Description Bryan Multi-Modal Transit Terminal and Parking Facility, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Bryan, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Houston, TX, acquisition of land along Buffalo Bayou's East Sector
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Capital Metro-Bus & Bus Facilities, Austin, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Conctio Valley Multi-modal Terminal, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description East Loop, Brownsville, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Expansion of Interstate 69, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Flyover Connecting Highway 146 and Spur 330, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description FM 1460 Roadway Improvements, Round Rock, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Round Rock, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description FM 493, Hidalgo County, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Fort Worth Transportation Authority Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients

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