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. 29 provisions worth $43.52M match.
By year
- FY2022 $43.52M · 29
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Al Green Rep. TX · $9.00M · 4
- Marc A. Veasey Rep. TX · $5.94M · 4
- Troy E. Nehls Rep. TX · $5.00M · 2
- Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. TX · $4.62M · 3
- Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. TX · $4.06M · 2
- Joaquin Castro Rep. TX · $3.00M · 2
- Vicente Gonzalez Rep. TX · $2.95M · 5
- Veronica Escobar Rep. TX · $2.00M · 2
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $2.00M · 1
- Filemon Vela Rep. TX · $2.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $43.52M · 29
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Transform 1012 N. Main Street The Welman Project · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | FM 528 (Alvin) Expansion Brazoria County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Revitalization of Cultural Assets in Two Complete Communities Projects City of Houston Complete Communities · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Revitalization without Gentrification The Edison Arts Foundation · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Galena Park Water Line and Fire Protection Improvements City of Galena Park · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Revitalization of the Eastside YMCA Community Center YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $2.43M $2.43M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | SAMANO Lofts & Armand's Market Community Development Corporation of Brownsville Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Filemon Vela TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Equity-based Home Repair & Rental Preservation Program City of San Antonio · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bissonnet Social Services Hub City of Houston · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Smith Ranch Road Expansion City of Pearland · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Border Colonias Housing Rehab Program Laredo-Webb Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Vision Community Statue Project Houston Independent School District · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $1.06M $1.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Casitas Community Project El Paso Center for Children Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | McAllen Center for Urban Ecology City of McAllen · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Hill at Sims/Scott Street Greenway Multi-Use Trail Houston Parks Board · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Finding Our Brothers (F.O.B.) - Tiny Homes for Veterans Finding our Brothers (F.O.B.) · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Paso del Norte Trail water-front shared-use path along the Franklin Canal from the entrance of El Paso Zoo to Tobin City of El Paso · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | LGBTQ-friendly Affordable Senior Housing Development Resource Center of Dallas, Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Colin Allred TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | WI-FI Expansion Project San Antonio Housing Authority · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | South Side Water Main & Fire Hydrant Construction City of Jacinto City · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $997.4K $997.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rehabilitation of the historic Kusch and Tynan-Sweeney Houses at Hemisfair Hemisfair Conservancy · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $943.0K $943.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jim Hogg County Street Lighting Community Improvement Project Jim Hogg County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Houston Financial Empowerment Center (HFEC) City of Houston · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $621.0K $621.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Edinburg Fire Department Complex City of Edinburg · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Everman Youth Revitalization Programs City of Everman · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $414.0K $414.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | McAllen Hike and Bike Project City of McAllen · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pacific Trails Park City of Elsa · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) project United Way of Tarrant County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $100.0K $100.0K 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.