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. 49 provisions worth $80.53M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $22.95M · 15
- Tony Gonzales Rep. TX · $9.55M · 7
- August Pfluger Rep. TX · $7.21M · 5
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $7.19M · 4
- Al Green Rep. TX · $7.12M · 1
- Lance Gooden Rep. TX · $6.00M · 1
- Veronica Escobar Rep. TX · $5.28M · 3
- Michael T. McCaul Rep. TX · $3.65M · 4
- Ronny Jackson Rep. TX · $3.15M · 2
- Monica De La Cruz Rep. TX · $3.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $80.53M · 49
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USDA/ARS Children's National Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine · TX | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Representative Al Green TX | $7.12M $525.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | El Faro Road Flood Mitigation Sullivan City · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $3.54M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Pleasanton Police Department and Municipal Court City of Pleasanton, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.98M |
| 2022 | Cotton Valley Broadband Expansion County of El Paso · TX | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $2.85M |
| 2023 | Rio Grande City Public Safety Building and Emergency Shelter Rio Grande City · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.51M |
| 2022 | Starr County Courthouse Rio Grande City · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.39M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Rio Grande River Conservation Project Rio Grande International Study Center · TX | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Anthony, Texas Police Department, Municipal Court, and Emergency Shelter Facility Town of Anthony, Texas · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.93M |
| 2024 | Mental Health Initiatives Texas A&M University Commerce · TX | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Representative Keith Self TX | $1.75M |
| 2023 | Castroville, Texas Parks and Recreation Community Building City of Castroville · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.71M |
| 2023 | Rio Bravo Street Improvements Webb County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Bremond Broadband Expansion Brazos Valley Council of Governments · TX | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Climate Resilient Agriculture Research and Demonstration Program Prairie View A&M University · TX | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | La Joya Fire Station Town of La Joya · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.27M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Zapata County Fire Station Zapata County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.10M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | City of Dallas Arborist Office for an Urban Forestry Project · TX | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Eddie Johnson TX | $750.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Zapata County Sheriff’s Office Zapata County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $660.0K |
| 2022 | Texas A&M University System for an Urban Forestry Project · TX | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Eddie Johnson TX | $630.0K $630.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Medina County Senior Center Medina County Senior Center, Inc · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $562.5K |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Stand Ready Texas: Protecting Communities in TX11 From Wildfires · TX | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative August Pfluger TX | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Stand Ready Texas: Protecting Communities in TX10 from Wildfires · TX | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McMullen Fairgrounds Improvement Project McMullen County · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Kosse Volunteer Fire Department Kosse Volunteer Fire Department · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $438.8K |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Brooks County VFW VFW Lopez Williams Post · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $304.5K |
| 2023 | Fort Stockton, Texas Wastewater Clarifier City of Fort Stockton · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $286.1K |
| 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.