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. 216 provisions worth $365.78M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Marc A. Veasey Rep. TX · $44.90M · 27
- Al Green Rep. TX · $25.92M · 16
- Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. TX · $25.31M · 20
- Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. TX · $23.03M · 16
- Veronica Escobar Rep. TX · $20.59M · 13
- Wesley Hunt Rep. TX · $18.00M · 6
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $17.66M · 11
- Vicente Gonzalez Rep. TX · $16.87M · 15
- Colin Allred Rep. TX · $15.02M · 8
- John R. Carter Rep. TX · $14.54M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $365.78M · 216
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 216)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Gateway Park Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Eddie Johnson TX, Representative Colin Allred TX, Representative Marc Veasey TX | $7.75M $7.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Airport Access Road Improvement City of Abilene · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jodey Arrington TX | $6.73M |
| 2024 | Collins Road Widening Project (Phase 2) Town of Sunnyvale · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lance Gooden TX | $6.50M |
| 2024 | Southwest Community Campus Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX, Representative Al Green TX | $5.78M |
| 2024 | West Village Road Development Project Village of Salado · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Carter TX | $5.50M |
| 2024 | Pedestrian Bridge Construction City of Burnet · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Carter TX | $5.04M |
| 2024 | Valwood Area Street Rehabilitation Project City of Conroe · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Morgan Luttrell TX | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Southeast Loop Connection Williamson County, Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Northwest YMCA Facility YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Kay Granger TX | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Old Reliance Road Widening and Flooding Mitigation City of Bryan · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $4.30M |
| 2024 | Adaptive Reuse of Historic Wesley Chapel for Economic Revitalization of Third Ward City of Houston · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Hughes House II Public Infrastructure Improvements Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $4.12M |
| 2023 | Target Hunger Campus and Education Center Target Hunger · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Liberty Road City of Penitas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Southeast Downtown Transit Operations and Street Design City of Fort Worth · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Kay Granger TX | $4.00M |
| 2023 | El Paso County Senior Meal and Community Kitchen El Paso County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Leonard Road and Groesbeck Road Widening City of Bryan · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Vinton Water and Wastewater Phase III Village of Vinton · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Shavano Park Street Projects Phase I City of Shavano Park · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Improvement District #1 West Loop Shared Use Path and Bayou Bridge Harris County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Forest Theater Restoration & Expansion Forest Forward · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Eddie Johnson TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Nolana Loop Expansion Project Hidalgo County, Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Transform 1012 N. Main Street professional services and expenses for the design phase, Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County Transform 1012 N. Main Street · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Park and Community Redevelopment City of Houston · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hughes House Public Infrastructure Improvements Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Housing Authority dba Fort Worth Housing Solutions · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | FM 971 Expansion Project City of Georgetown · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Carter TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Holderrieth Road improvements Harris County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Transportation and Infrastructure Safety Improvement Project The OST/Almeda Corridors Redevelopment Authority · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Highlands, Huffman and Crosby Roadway and Drainage Improvement Project Harris County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $3.60M |
| 2024 | STEM Center City of Waco, Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Sanger Heights Housing Development City of Waco · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.00M |
| 2024 | TW Davis Family YMCA of Greater Houston Community Capital Redevelopment Project T.W. Davis Family YMCA · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Community Development Tamina Economic Development Planning Project Montgomery County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Vallecillo Road Project Webb County-City of Laredo Regional Mobility Authority · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Education Center at Pease Site Austin Independent School District · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $3.00M |
| 2024 | South Persimmon Street and Timkin Road – Road, Utility, and Drainage Improvements and Extension City of Tomball · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $3.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Sid W. Richardson Agricultural Hub and Ready to Learn Resource Center Tarrant Area Food Bank · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Kay Granger TX | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Water Supply and Water Distribution Project City of Thorndale · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pete Sessions 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 |
| 2024 | Memorial Drive Phase Two Improvements City of Bunker Hill Village · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Expanding Affordable Housing Opportunities - Las Brisas Redevelopment, Houston Avenue Community Development Corporation · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | UH Technology Bridge Infrastructure Development The University of Houston Technology Bridge · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $2.88M $2.88M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Water Loop Project City of Rio Grande City · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Enhancements City of Dallas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jasmine Crockett TX | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Forge Economic Development Incubator Texas A&M University-Central Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative August Pfluger TX | $2.50M |
| 2023 | La Casa de los Abuelitos Opportunity Center for the Homeless · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $2.44M $2.44M 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 |
| 2023 | City of Arlington – Neighborhood Wi-Fi City of Arlington · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $2.40M $2.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | The Angel House Emergency Shelter and Resource Center Angels of Love · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $2.37M |
| 2023 | Center for Transforming Lives' Riverside Early Childhood Education & Economic Mobility Center Center for Transforming Lives · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $2.25M $2.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | State Loop 335 Widen Non-Freeway, Amarillo, Texas Texas Department of Transportation · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Ronny Jackson TX | $2.20M |
| 2023 | Apartment Rehabilitation and Emergency Generator Installation Opportunity Home San Antonio · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.16M $2.16M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Val Verde Community Recreation Expansion Project Val Verde County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $2.06M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Club of McAllen Community Center Boys & Girls Club of McAllen, Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Greater Downtown Dallas Master Plan Planning City of Dallas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Eddie Johnson 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 |
| 2024 | Water Line Replacement City of La Marque · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Randy Weber TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | San Juan Northside Park Youth and Recreation Center City of San Juan · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $2.00M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Capital Funding for Critical Needs Infrastructure San Antonio Housing Authority · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tony Gonzales 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 |
| 2024 | Lovett Street and Carrell Street Road and Drainage Improvements City of Tomball · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | HAWC Future Forward - HAWCs Plan for Survivor Safety and Stability Houston Area Women's Center HAWC · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | North Cherry Street Road and Drainage Improvements City of Tomball · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Cross Bar Access Road Construction. Amarillo, TX Friends of Cross Bar SRMA Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Ronny Jackson TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | El Cenizo Street Improvements Project. City of El Cenizo, Webb County, Texas Webb County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.77M |
| 2023 | Horizon City Transit-Oriented Development Phase 1 Town of Horizon City, Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.74M $1.74M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco Capacity Expansion Project Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.70M $1.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rio Vista Rehabilitation Project City of Socorro · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.67M |
| 2024 | UT-Dallas Next-Gen Battery Manufacturing Incubator The University of Texas at Dallas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Colin Allred TX | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Hampton Road Redevelopment City of DeSoto · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jasmine Crockett TX | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Harris County Veterans Village Harris County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $1.62M |
| 2023 | Sunnyside Park Capital Improvements, Houston, Texas, Harris County City of Houston · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $1.55M $1.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Foundation Communities Solar Sustainability Foundation Communities · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $1.55M $1.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Project R.A.I.S.E. (Rebuilding Alliance to Inspire Sustainability in our Environment) Alliance for Multicultural Community Services · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Al Green TX | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Heritage Ave Roadway Improvements City of Colleyville · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Far East El Paso County Port to Port Comprehensive Economic Development County of El Paso · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.50M |
| 2023 | STJDA Inclusive Camp Facility Project South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | National Semiconductor Training Center (NSTC) at Austin Community College District Highland Campus Austin Community College District · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $1.50M |
| 2023 | William M. McDonald YMCA Covered Outdoor Gymnasium Space YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $1.49M $1.49M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Veteran's Center of Excellence, City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas Laredo College · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Lift Station No. 19 Force Main Realignment and Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project City of Edinburg · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $1.39M |
| 2024 | Jeff Davis Community Center City of Jeff Davis · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.35M |
| 2023 | El Paso County Animal Welfare Pet Wellness Clinic El Paso County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Growing San Antonio Apprenticeships, City of San Antonio, Bexar County City of San Antonio · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.30M |
| 2023 | Jim Hogg County Park Repairs and Enhancements Jim Hogg County · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.28M $1.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Elsa Getting Connected City of Elsa, Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.27M $1.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | FM1488 Area Street Rehabilitation and Drainage Improvement Project City of Conroe · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $1.12M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | The High Impact Housing Project (HIPP) Our Casas Resident Council, Inc · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.06M $1.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Community Support Services Co-op of the William A. Lawson Institute for Peace and Prosperity and the Bread of Life Academy William A. Lawson Institute for Peace and Prosperity · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Community and Activity Center- Eastside YMCA YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Esperanza Community Land Trust. City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Esperanza Peace and Justice Center · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Greg Casar TX | $1.05M |
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.