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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 2008 Description Baylor Research Institute, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $337,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Locations Dallas, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Baylor University, Waco, TX for its Language and Literacy Center
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Waco, Texas Recipients Baylor University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Baylor University workforce development and training
(Financial Services)
Amount $196,514 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Baylor University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Bayport Ship Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $177,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Bayport Ship Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,898,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Bayport Ship Channel, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $4,721,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Bayport Ship Channel, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Bee County Crime Stoppers Crime Safe Schools
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $5,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Beeville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Beef Improvement Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $738,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Beef Improvement Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $693,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Beef Improvement Research, MO, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $693,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients

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