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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

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Texas Tech University Engineering support for extended human and robotic space flight missions - Texas Tech University
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Lubbock, Texas Recipients Texas Tech University (Lubbock)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Texas Marine Science Institute UTMSI - Center for Biological Indicators of Change in Coastal Ecosystem Health
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Locations Port Aransas, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Arlington Public Safety Multipurpose Communication
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Locations Arlington, Texas Recipients City of Arlington, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Bay City NuBLAC Rehab Center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Locations Bay City, Texas Recipients Nu Beginnings Labor Action Committee Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Bryan, West Bryan Wastewater Treatment Plant
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) Locations Bryan, Texas Recipients City of Bryan, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Cotulla, Cotulla Wastewater Infrastructure System Repairs
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Locations Cotulla, Texas Recipients City of Cotulla, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Denton Public Safety Training Facility
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) Locations Denton, Texas Recipients City of Denton, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Temple, Industrial Park Wastewater Line and Interceptor
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Temple, Texas Recipients City of Temple, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of White Settlement Emergency Management, Police, and Fire Department Interoperable Communications Project
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations White Settlement, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description East Aldine Management District, District Water and Sanitary Sewer Initiative
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Locations Texas Recipients East Aldine (Texas) Management District

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