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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 2008 Description Beef Improvement Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $738,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Belton Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,034,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Benbrook Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program
(State-Foreign Ops)
Amount $5,810,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Big Creek (Tri-County) Watershed Project
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $813,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Big Thicket National Preserve
(Interior)
Amount $1,231,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Big Thicket National Preserve
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Biofuels Development at Texas A&M
(Energy and Water)
Amount $984,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Biosurety Development and Management Program
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients Romanyk Consulting
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 2008 Description Bosque County
(Homeland Security)
Amount $40,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Bosque, Texas Recipients Bosque County, Texas

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