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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 2010 Description Harris County Flood Control District, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) Locations Harris County, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Hidalgo, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Hidalgo, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Emergency Operations Center, Johnson County, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Johnson County, Texas Recipients Johnson County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of New Braunfels, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations New Braunfels, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Robstown, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Robstown, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description State and Local Cyber Security 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 2010 Description Emergency Operations Center, Middle Rio Grande Development Council, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas A&M University, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $12,875,000 Sponsors President *
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas A&M University, TX
(Homeland Security)
Amount $10,125,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Point of Entry
(Financial Services)
Amount $23,284,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )