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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 2008 Description Attoyec Bayou site 23-A
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $330,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum for construction of a memorial and building
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) Locations Greenville, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Austin Intelligent Transportation Systems
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Locations Austin, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Austin, TX Police Department Technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $211,500 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
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Locations Austin, Texas Recipients Austin (Texas) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Parenting education programs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $119,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Locations Waco, Texas Recipients AVANCE Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Family literacy program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Del Rio, Texas Recipients AVANCE Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Training and curriculum development for a parent-child educational program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $202,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients AVANCE Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Aviation Trainer/Squadron Operations Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,290,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Corpus Christi, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
(Interior)
Amount $271,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Balmorhea Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $57,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients

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