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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) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Replace Joint Base Communications Building
(Military Construction)
Amount $6,170,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Denison Dam, Lake Texoma
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,164,000 Sponsors Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Former Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,138,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Information System Processing Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $6,100,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Bliss, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Central City, Fort Worth, Upper Trinity River Basin
(Energy and Water)
Amount $6,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients Trinity River Vision Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,897,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program
(State-Foreign Ops)
Amount $5,810,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Addition to Fitness Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $5,800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) Locations Goodfellow AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Matagorda Ship Channel, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,730,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Field maintenance shop, joint
(Military Construction)
Amount $5,700,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )