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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 2009 Description Biofuels Development at Texas A&M
(Energy and Water)
Amount $951,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Bio-Printing of Skin for Battlefield Burn Repairs
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Plano, Texas Recipients MicroFab Technologies Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Biosurety Development and Management Program
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients Romanyk Consulting
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Biosurety Development and Management Program
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description BMT Recruit Dormitory
(Military Construction)
Amount $75,515,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lackland AFB, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description BMT Satellite Classroom/Dining Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $32,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Border Joint Operations Emergency Preparedness Center
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Laredo, Texas Recipients Texas Army National Guard
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Border Law Enforcement Training Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $658,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Eagle Pass, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Border Security and Defense Systems Research
(Defense)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients University of Texas at El Paso
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Bosque County
(Homeland Security)
Amount $40,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Bosque, Texas Recipients Bosque County, Texas

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