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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 2009 Description Houston Community College, Houston, TX, for curriculum development and purchase of equipment for the Accelerated Nursing Proficiency Center
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $190,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Community College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Houston Community College, Houston, TX, for health professions training
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Community College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston County Hospital District, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Crockett, Texas Recipients Houston County (Texas) Hospital District
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Domestic Violence Enforcement Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $893,000 Sponsors Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Downtown Clean Fuel Transit Initiative
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,470,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston Fire Museum for construction of an Education Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Houston - Galveston Navigation Channels
(Energy and Water)
Amount $15,730,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients City of Houston, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $20,766,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $242,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
...more
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
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)
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Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Houston (Texas) Independent School District

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