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. 101 provisions worth $307.50M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John R. Carter Rep. TX · $50.00M · 6
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. Rep. TX · $37.98M · 8
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $25.81M · 10
- Beth Van Duyne Rep. TX · $25.50M · 10
- August Pfluger Rep. TX · $17.50M · 5
- Colin Allred Rep. TX · $17.32M · 6
- Lloyd Doggett Rep. TX · $15.79M · 5
- Jodey C. Arrington Rep. TX · $13.60M · 4
- Al Green Rep. TX · $11.10M · 5
- Elizabeth Fletcher Rep. TX · $10.91M · 6
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $307.50M · 101
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 101)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Interstate 35/14 Expansion TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Carter TX | $15.00M |
| 2024 | RM 2243 Resiliency Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Carter TX | $13.00M |
| 2024 | Velasco Terminal Sustainable Expansion Project Port Freeport · TX | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Randy Weber TX | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Transmodal Yard Demolition and Reconstruction Orange County Navigation and Port District (Port of Orange) · TX | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Randy Weber TX | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Interstate Planning: U.S. 87 from Lubbock to Tahoka TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jodey Arrington TX | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Terminal Improvements McAllen International Airport (MFE) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $7.47M |
| 2024 | Ford Road Improvement Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $7.00M |
| 2023 | RM 2243 Resiliency Project · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Carter TX | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Port of Port Arthur Navigation District Port Arthur Navigation District · TX | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Randy Weber TX | $6.00M |
| 2023 | East Central Avenue Bridge Replacement · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Carter TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | DFW Capital Improvements Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $5.00M |
| 2023 | City of Austin – Northern Walnut Creek Trail Section 3 · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Development of Overpass – US 385 – Intersection at South Loop 338, Ector County · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative August Pfluger TX | $5.00M $0 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 |
| 2023 | Westheimer BOOST Bus Stop Improvements Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher 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 |
| 2024 | Port of Beaumont Terminal Connectivity and Improvement Project Port of Beaumont Navigation District · TX | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Randy Weber TX | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Missouri City Park & Ride Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Al Green TX | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Camino Real International Bridge Roadway Reconfiguration · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $5.00M $0 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 |
| 2024 | Airport Runway Extension Angelina County Airport (LFK) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $4.88M |
| 2023 | Charging Infrastructure for the Transition to a Zero-Emissions Public Transportation Fleet Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $4.17M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bergstrom Spur Urban Trail—West Segment TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lloyd Doggett TX | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements. City of Austin, Travis County, Texas TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Greg Casar TX | $4.12M |
| 2024 | I-20 Widening in Midland and Ector County, Texas TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative August Pfluger TX | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Killeen/Fort Hood Regional Airport Taxiway E Relocation Killeen/Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative August Pfluger TX | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Mile 10 North Road Project · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Capital Improvements, including aircraft rescue and firefighting Rick Husband Amarillo International (AMA) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Ronny Jackson TX | $3.80M |
| 2024 | City Development Corporation of El Campo US 59 upgrades TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $3.60M |
| 2023 | Capital Metro North Austin ADA Paratransit Base - Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.30M $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 |
| 2024 | Future I-69/U.S. 59/U.S. 259 Interchange Reconstruction TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Zero Carbon Electric Central Utility Plant (DFW) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Harwin Drive and Hillcroft Avenue Intersection Improvements · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher 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 |
| 2023 | East Dallas Bus & Maintenance Facility Renovation Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Eddie Johnson TX | $2.93M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System Upgrade Project Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Colin Allred TX | $2.82M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cheek-Sparger Road TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Brumlow Avenue TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $2.50M |
| 2023 | International Management District Intersection Safety Improvements Project · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Al Green TX | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | State Highway 114 Improvements TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $2.50M |
| 2024 | US 277—Operational Improvements TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative August Pfluger TX | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Intermodal Transit Hub at UT Dallas Station for DART Silver Line Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Colin Allred TX | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mykawa Road Widening Project · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Troy Nehls TX | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Speegleville Road Bridge over the Middle Bosque River Bridge Replacement Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Concho Valley Transit District Bus Safety and Maintenance Facility Concho Valley Council of Governments · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative August Pfluger TX | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Taxiway E Relocation and Reconstruction (GLS) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Randy Weber TX | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SL 88/US 87 Interchange - Lubbock Outer Loop; From: 114th Street (CR 8052) To: 146th Street (CR 7500) (TxDOT Project Id: 0068-01-073) · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jodey Arrington TX | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | DART Fuel System Modernization Project Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Conroe Loop 336 Fiber TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Morgan Luttrell TX | $2.00M |
| 2024 | US 287 Interstate Design, Amarillo to Dumas, Texas TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ronny Jackson TX | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Airfield Drainage Improvements Project (GLS) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Randy Weber TX | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SL 88 - Lubbock Outer Loop; From: CR 2240 (AVE U) To: 0.5 mi East of US 87 (TxDOT Project Id: 1502-01-031) · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jodey Arrington TX | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | General Aviation Ramp Reconstruction Project (GLS) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Randy Weber TX | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (EBG) Security Fencing · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Speegleville Road Bridge at Middle Bosque River · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.76M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Port San Antonio Complete Streets Conversion TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.62M |
| 2023 | Hartman Middle School and Alcott Elementary Safe Routes to School Project · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Al Green TX | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Phase I Ports-to-Plains Corridor Interstate Planning · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jodey Arrington TX | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Electric Shuttle Bus (eBus) Program at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Radar Display Installation Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Lance Gooden TX | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Little Bear Creek Design and Construction of Drainage Facility · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bedford Low water crossing TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $1.50M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Hedwig Village Pedestrian Safety and Access Improvements TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Wesley Hunt TX | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Maintenance and Joint Development Facility – Design Phase Gulf Coast Transit District · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Randy Weber TX | $1.18M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Vessel Suitability Analysis and Feasibility Port of Brownsville · TX | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.12M |
| 2024 | SH 550 from FM1847 to FM3248 Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | US Highway 67/Tidwell Bridge and Intersection Improvements TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jasmine Crockett TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | UT-Dallas Area Mobility Improvements TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Colin Allred TX | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | East Texas Maintenance Facility Brazos Transit District · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Broadway St-Carrollton TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | West Pipeline Road TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Beth Van Duyne TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Houston Hobby Airport Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Station City of Houston · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Al Green TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | DART Cityplace/Uptown Station Tunnel Fire Standpipes Replacement Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Colin Allred TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Anzalduas Bridge Expansion Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $1.00M |
| 2024 | San Marcos Shared Use Pathway Connection Project. City of San Marcos, Hays County, Texas TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Greg Casar TX | $986.3K |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Connecting Communities Through Bus Stop Infrastructure Brazos Transit District · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $865.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Meadowglen West Complete Streets Project Westchase District · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Gessner BOOST Bus Stop Improvements Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County METRO · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX | $850.0K |
| 2024 | (IAH) Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Station The Houston Airport System · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Memorial Heights Safe Sidewalk and Path Connections TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elizabeth Fletcher TX | $850.0K |
| 2024 | VIA Second Maintenance and Operations Facility Planning VIA Metropolitan Transit · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Terminal Bridge Reconstruction Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Expansion of Lake Ridge Bridge TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jasmine Crockett TX | $850.0K |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Bridge Project TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Daniel Crenshaw TX | $720.0K |
| 2024 | Sun Metro Micro Transit Project City of El Paso · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $720.0K |
| 2024 | Bergstrom Spur Urban Trail Central Segment. City of Austin, Travis County, Texas TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Greg Casar TX | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Trinity Metro Mobility Hub Southern Terminus The Fort Worth Transportation Authority · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Marc Veasey TX | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Northline Transit Center Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County METRO · TX | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Sylvia Garcia TX | $500.0K |
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.