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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 Maria, TX Hangar, Maintenance & Admin
(Homeland Security)
Amount $3,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Maria, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas A&M University, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $23,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description State and Local Cybersecurity Training, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $3,500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations San Antonio, Texas Recipients University of Texas at San Antonio
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Tarrant County, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Tarrant County, Texas Recipients Tarrant County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Uvalde, TX Hangar, Maintenance & Admin
(Homeland Security)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Uvalde, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Val Verde County, Del Rio, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Del Rio, Texas Recipients Val Verde County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital
(Homeland Security)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Beaumont, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Emergency operations center
(Homeland Security)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) Locations Boerne, Texas Recipients City of Boerne, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Emergency Operations Center, Brazoria County Emergency Management, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Brazoria County, Texas Recipients Brazoria County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Hangar and Offices for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, City of El Paso, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $3,500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Locations El Paso, Texas Recipients City of El Paso, Texas

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