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. 19 provisions worth $135.06M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tony Gonzales Rep. TX · $66.40M · 4
- John R. Carter Rep. TX · $51.44M · 8
- Veronica Escobar Rep. TX · $8.16M · 2
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $5.67M · 2
- C. A. Ruppersberger Rep. MD · $1.90M · 1
- Joaquin Castro Rep. TX · $1.00M · 1
- Michael T. McCaul Rep. TX · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $135.06M · 19
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Child Development Center · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $29.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Child Development Center · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $22.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Barracks: Planning and Design Fort Cavazos (Fort Hood) · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $19.80M |
| 2023 | Barracks: Cost to Complete · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $19.00M $13.68M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vehicle Maintenance Shop · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Collective Training Barracks: Planning and Design Fort Bliss · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $7.20M |
| 2023 | Basic Military Training Recruit Dormitory 8: Cost to Complete · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $5.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Space Research Hub Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Bryan, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,SF | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $4.00M $741.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Operational Test Command Enhanced Support Texas A&M University - Central Texas, Killeen, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative John Carter TX | $3.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Development of Cybersecurity Methodologies Texas A&M University - Central Texas, Killeen, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,AF | Representative John Carter TX | $2.99M $2.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | General Purpose Instruction Building: Planning and Design Fort Cavazos (Fort Hood) · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Representative John Carter TX | $2.69M |
| 2022 | National Trauma Research Repository Data Population Project Coalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio , TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $1.90M $1.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Development of a Core Manipulator Joint The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,SF | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.67M $1.61M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range: Planning and Design · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $1.24M $789.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course: Planning and Design · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $1.22M $736.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Park The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.00M $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | El Paso Makes Contract Support for El Paso Manufacturers National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, El Paso, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $964.0K $867.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Infantry Squad Battle Course: Planning and Design · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $600.0K $1.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Integrated Research and Training in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for ROTC Students Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.