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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 Bosque River Watershed, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Ft. Worth, TX to enhance collections
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brackenridge Hospital construction, renovation, and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University Medical Center Brackenridge (Austin, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brays Bayou
(Energy and Water)
Amount $13,453,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
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
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Brays Bayou, Houston, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,777,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Brazos County Law Enforcement Technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Bryan, Texas Recipients Brazos County (Texas) Office of the Sheriff
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,804,000 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 2009 Description Brazos Island Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $478,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Texas 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

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