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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description MetroRapid BRT
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $13,370,204 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Next-generation manufacturing processes and systems
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Austin
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients Texas Health Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Austin sanitary sewer overflow prevention
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients City of Austin, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University Medical Center Brackenridge (Austin, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Washita Basin Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,013,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description National initiatives for applications of multifunctional materials
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Austin, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Austin
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Bastrop Police Department technology and equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $40,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Locations Bastrop, Texas Recipients City of Bastrop, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Renovation and expansion of a visitor center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Locations Bastrop, Texas Recipients City of Bastrop, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Water and wastewater infrastructure improvements
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Locations Baytown, Texas Recipients City of Baytown, Texas

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