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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 2009 Description Flashlight Soldier-to-Soldier Combat Identification System (FSCIS)
(Defense)
Amount $5,600,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Galveston Harbor Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,590,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Grasshopper program
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $5,552,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations California; Colorado; Idaho; Kansas; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Oregon; South Dakota; Texas; Utah; Washington; Wyoming Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,431,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Freeport Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,392,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Rebuild station and waterfront at Base Galveston, Phase 1
(Homeland Security)
Amount $5,200,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Galveston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Student Activity Center & Library
(Military Construction)
Amount $5,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Laughlin AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Aircraft Maintenance Parking Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $5,140,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description EP-3E Environmental Cooling System Upgrade
(Defense)
Amount $5,040,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Waco, Texas Recipients L3 Technologies Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brays Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $5,011,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients

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