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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 Description (Bill) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Hays County Police Equipment and Technology Upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $40,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Locations San Marcos, Texas Recipients Hays County (Texas) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Estelline Springs Experimental Project, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $43,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texas Investigations Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $43,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cameron County, TX Interoperable Communications
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Cameron, Texas Recipients Cameron County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kids Averted from Placement Services (KAPS), to prevent juvenile delinquency
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Port Aransas, TX Communications Equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Port Aransas, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston Area Urban League, Houston, TX for computer literacy and technology training
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $48,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Area Urban League Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description San Antonio Public Library System, San Antonio, TX for technology and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $48,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients San Antonio (Texas) Public Library
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Downtown Improvement Program for redevelopment and enhancement to the streets, including Neches Street from Laurel to College Streets and Park Street from North to College Streets
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $49,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Beaumont, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of New Braunfels, Teen Court
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $50,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations New Braunfels, Texas Recipients City of New Braunfels, Texas

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