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 $112.10M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Dan Crenshaw Rep. TX · $29.70M · 4
- Elizabeth Fletcher Rep. TX · $20.58M · 3
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. Rep. TX · $20.00M · 2
- Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. TX · $11.33M · 2
- Al Green Rep. TX · $10.15M · 2
- Vicente Gonzalez Rep. TX · $5.09M · 2
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $3.97M · 2
- Tony Gonzales Rep. TX · $2.63M · 2
- Brian Babin Rep. TX · $2.25M · 1
- Marc A. Veasey Rep. TX · $1.38M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security $112.10M · 26
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Galveston 59th Street Water Storage Tank City of Galveston · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Randy Weber TX | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Galveston Causeway Waterline Project City of Galveston · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Randy Weber TX | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | TC Jester Storm water Detention Basin Project Harris County Flood Control District · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $9.95M $9.95M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Stormwater Detention Basin and Culvert Improvement Harris County Texas · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $9.95M $9.95M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Meyergrove Detention Basin Harris County Flood Control District · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX | $9.95M $5.78M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Poor Farm Ditch Conveyance Improvements Harris County Flood Control District · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX | $9.89M $9.89M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Channel Conveyance Improvements to C147-00-00 Harris County Flood Control District · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Al Green TX | $9.89M $9.89M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Westador Stormwater Detention Basin Harris County Flood Control District · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $8.25M $8.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project City of Houston · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $7.50M $7.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kingwood Diversion Channel – Walnut Lane Bridge Project City of Houston · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $4.00M |
| 2022 | North Main Drain Expansion Project Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $3.71M $3.71M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Duval County Emergency Operations Center Duval County · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.97M $2.97M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Uvalde County Emergency Operations Center Facility Buildout Uvalde County · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Baytown Emergency Operations Center City of Baytown · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Representative Brian Babin TX | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Dallas Resilience Hub – Kiest Recreation Center City of Dallas · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $1.38M |
| 2024 | P118-08-00 Conveyance and Detention Improvements Harris County Flood Control District · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $1.38M |
| 2024 | Replacing Aging Emergency Generator and Adding Solar Capacity El Paso County · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.38M |
| 2024 | Concepcion Creek – Phase 1 City of San Antonio · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.38M |
| 2024 | 5th and 7th Streets Storm Sewer Drainage Improvements City of Harlingen · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.38M |
| 2022 | Brownsville Emergency Operations Center City of Brownsville · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Representative Filemon Vela TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Zapata County Emergency Operations Center Zapata County · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The City of Cedar Park s Rachettes Sections 2 and 3, Phase II Stormwater Mitigation Project The City of Cedar Park · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative John Carter TX | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Auden Street Drainage Improvement City of Southside Place · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX | $741.5K $741.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Glenn Heights Emergency Warning System Replacement Project City of Glenn Heights · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Jasmine Crockett TX | $510.0K |
| 2023 | Hudspeth County Flood Mitigation Planning Project Hudspeth County · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stafford Emergency Operations Center Update City of Stafford · TX | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Representative Al Green TX | $259.5K $259.5K 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.