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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 University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX for the South Texas Border Health Disparities Center's program on preventing obesity in minority populations
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $307,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Edinburg, Texas Recipients University of Texas - Pan American
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX for facilities and equipment for the sickle cell program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX for purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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 2008 Description Unmanned Force Augmentation System
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Former Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
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Locations Carrollton, Texas Recipients L3 Unmanned Systems Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Upper Trinity River Basin
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,333,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Urban Assault Course
(Military Construction)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Camp Bullis, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Urban Assault Course
(Military Construction)
Amount $2,300,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Urban Commuter Rail Circulator Vehicles
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

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