Congressional earmarks in TX
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 26 provisions worth $42.01M match.
By year
- FY2024 $42.01M · 26
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tony Gonzales Rep. TX · $7.00M · 4
- August Pfluger Rep. TX · $6.71M · 4
- Lance Gooden Rep. TX · $6.00M · 1
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $5.25M · 2
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $5.00M · 6
- Ronny Jackson Rep. TX · $3.15M · 2
- Monica De La Cruz Rep. TX · $3.00M · 1
- Keith Self Rep. TX · $1.75M · 1
- Michael T. McCaul Rep. TX · $1.65M · 2
- Colin Allred Rep. TX · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $42.01M · 26
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memory Health Life Center Wood County Health Care Foundation · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Lance Gooden TX | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Criminal Justice Center Llano County, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative August Pfluger TX | $4.84M |
| 2024 | Multi-Purpose Community Center City of Natalia, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Livestock Sustainability Monitoring Network at the McGregor Research Station Texas A&M AgriLife Research, McGregor Research Center · TX | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Complex Brooks County, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Water System Replacement City of Calvert, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Educational Training Facility West Texas A&M University Foundation · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Ronny Jackson TX | $2.10M |
| 2024 | Mental Health Initiatives Texas A&M University Commerce · TX | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Representative Keith Self TX | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Water-Smart Rice in the Lower Colorado River Basin of Texas Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service · TX | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Emergency Response Center Kimble Rural Fire Department · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative August Pfluger TX | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Health Sciences Educational Training Facility The City of Pampa, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Ronny Jackson TX | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Monahans Kids Zone Child Development Center Monahans Kids Zone · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Zacate Creek Restoration City of Laredo · TX | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Jim Hogg County Emergency Response Center Jim Hogg County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Humble Public Safety Improvements City of Humble · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Presidio County, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | AgriLife Education Community Center at Uvalde Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Uvalde · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Zapata County 4-H Rodeo Arena Zapata County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Integrated Research and Extension Program for a Sustainable and Profitable Urban Agriculture Texas A&M University Commerce at Dallas · TX | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Colin Allred TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Duval County Community Center Improvements Duval County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Gateway West-Sparks Water Project Lower Valley Water District · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Enabling Conservation Crop Management Research and Extension for Resilient Farm Communities Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at San Angelo · TX | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative August Pfluger TX | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Atascosa County Emergency Medical Service Center Atascosa County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $500.0K |
| 2024 | McMullen Fairgrounds Improvement Project McMullen County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Distance Learning Equipment Austin Community College District - Elgin Campus · TX | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $402.8K |
| 2024 | Telemedicine Readiness Project Texas A&M Health Science Center · TX | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Representative August Pfluger TX | $170.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.