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. 16 provisions worth $54.23M match.
By year
- FY2022 $54.23M · 16
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Colin Allred Rep. TX · $10.00M · 2
- John R. Carter Rep. TX · $10.00M · 2
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $9.00M · 3
- Marc A. Veasey Rep. TX · $5.83M · 2
- Beth Van Duyne Rep. TX · $5.00M · 1
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $5.00M · 1
- Eddie Johnson Rep. TX · $5.00M · 1
- Lloyd Doggett Rep. TX · $2.50M · 2
- Al Green Rep. TX · $1.00M · 1
- Joaquin Castro Rep. TX · $894.9K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $54.23M · 16
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Temple Outer Loop West Phase I · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Carter TX | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | DFW International Parkway Bridge Replacement Program · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Colin Allred TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | DFW Airport New Snow and Ice Removal Equipment Storage Facility · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | DFW Airport Brute Force Electric Central Utility Plant · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Colin Allred TX | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lancaster Regional Airport Taxiway Relocation (LNC) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Eddie Johnson TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | DFW Airport - Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station Consolidation · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Restoration of the Roma-Miguel Aleman International Suspension Bridge · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Veterans Memorial Blvd Phase II · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Carter TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | US 190 4-Lane Divided Highway with Grassy Median Between Hearne, Texas, and Bryan, Texas · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | FM 2154 (Wellborn Road) / FM 2347 (George Bush Drive) Interchange · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | FM 1179 East Widening from FM 158 to Steep Hollow Road · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Austin IH-35 Cap & Stitch Study · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sharpstown Multi-Use Trail Phase 1 · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Al Green TX | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Austin MoKan Trail · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wayfinding Technology Project, San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $894.9K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Smart Bus Technology Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $833.0K $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.