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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) Amount

(desc)

 Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Thomas Road Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)		 Amount $686,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations McAllen, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Cook Children's Medical Center, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $666,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)		 Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mile 1 from Bus 83 to Mile 8, Hidalgo County, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)		 Amount $665,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo County, Texas Recipients Hidalgo County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Baylor Physical Sciences Laboratory enhancement at Baylor University
(Commerce, Justice and Science)		 Amount $658,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Baylor University
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 2009 Description San Angelo Project
(Energy and Water)		 Amount $655,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Tom Green County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $650,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Arlington, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Arlington
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $650,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)		 Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Texas Wesleyan University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description McLennan County Communications Technology Upgrade
(Commerce, Justice and Science)		 Amount $650,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Waco, Texas Recipients Waco (Texas) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Independent School District, for a teacher incentive program
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $645,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
...more		 Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Independent School District

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