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. 15 provisions worth $12.99M match.
By year
- FY2022 $12.99M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. TX · $3.00M · 2
- Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. TX · $2.70M · 2
- Colin Allred Rep. TX · $1.30M · 2
- Troy E. Nehls Rep. TX · $1.20M · 2
- Tony Gonzales Rep. TX · $1.00M · 1
- John R. Carter Rep. TX · $1.00M · 1
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $1.00M · 1
- Lloyd Doggett Rep. TX · $700.0K · 1
- Joaquin Castro Rep. TX · $595.0K · 2
- Filemon Vela Rep. TX · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $12.99M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pasadena Independent School District, Pasadena, TX for education technology · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Houston Community College, Houston, TX for program development · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX for an archaeology, anthropology, and cultural research initiative and the purchase of equipment · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX for social and emotional learning supports · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Baylor University, Waco, TX for cybersecurity initiative and the purchase of information technology · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.00M $1000.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Texas State University, San Marcos, TX for workforce research initiative and educator professional development focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative John Carter TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX for its learning loss program for underserved students · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Colin Allred TX | $900.0K $899.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | YMCA of Greater Houston, TX for the Early Childhood English Language Learner Initiative · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Austin Community College District, Austin, TX for child care supports for student parents, establishing an online Child Development Associate program, and curriculum development · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston, TX for student education programs · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $615.0K $615.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | San Jacinto College, Houston, TX for aerospace training programs and the purchase of equipment · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $585.0K $585.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX for teacher preparation and bridge programs · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Filemon Vela TX | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Communities in Schools of San Antonio, TX for wraparound services and whole-child supports · TX | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX for a study related to the impact of COVID-19 on postsecondary students · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Colin Allred TX | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alamo Colleges District, San Antonio, TX for lab equipment · TX | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $95.0K $94.0K 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.