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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 2010 Description South Orient Railroad Rehabilitation, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description South Texas International Airport runway and fire safety improvements, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Stinson Airport runway, signage, lighting and drainage improvements, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Stinson, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texarkana Regional Airport fire station project, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
Former Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)
Locations Texarkana, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texas College, Discovery Learning Center Program building renovation
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texas State Technical College, TSTC Marshall Transportation and Industrial Manufacturing Building
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas State Technical College Marshall
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texas Wesleyan University, Rosedale Avenue Redevelopment Initiative building renovations
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Texas Wesleyan University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description The District Capital Cost of Contracting, Montgomery County, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Locations Montgomery County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description US HWY 287 Bypass, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

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