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. 723 provisions worth $1.83B match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. Rep. TX · $431.84M · 19
- John R. Carter Rep. TX · $145.84M · 38
- Tony Gonzales Rep. TX · $127.21M · 39
- Dan Crenshaw Rep. TX · $78.98M · 22
- Al Green Rep. TX · $78.11M · 35
- Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. TX · $77.52M · 34
- Pete Sessions Rep. TX · $70.45M · 34
- Henry Cuellar Rep. TX · $62.70M · 38
- Elizabeth Fletcher Rep. TX · $60.79M · 35
- Colin Allred Rep. TX · $59.70M · 39
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $446.49M · 18
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $365.78M · 216
- Department of Transportation $307.50M · 101
- Department of Defense $135.06M · 19
- Environmental Protection Agency $114.96M · 70
- Department of Homeland Security $112.10M · 26
- Department of Health and Human Services $86.71M · 74
- Department of Agriculture $80.53M · 49
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 723)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Randy Weber TX | $167.40M $38.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Randy Weber TX | $100.00M |
| 2023 | Freeport Harbor, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Randy Weber TX | $90.66M $34.96M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Houston Ship Channel, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Brian Babin TX | $29.75M |
| 2023 | Child Development Center · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $29.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Houston Ship Channel, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Wesley Hunt TX, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee TX | $24.81M |
| 2022 | Child Development Center · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $22.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Barracks: Planning and Design Fort Cavazos (Fort Hood) · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $19.80M |
| 2023 | Barracks: Cost to Complete · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative John Carter TX | $19.00M $13.68M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Institute of Forensic Sciences Design and Renovation Harris County · TX | Department of Commerce · Construction | Representative Al Green TX | $12.16M $12.04M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Velasco Terminal Sustainable Expansion Project Port Freeport · TX | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Randy Weber TX | $10.00M |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Vehicle Maintenance Shop · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Tony Gonzales 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Texas City Ship Channel, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Randy Weber TX | $9.55M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Interstate Planning: U.S. 87 from Lubbock to Tahoka TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jodey Arrington TX | $8.00M |
| 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 |
| 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 | Terminal Improvements McAllen International Airport (MFE) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Monica De La Cruz TX | $7.47M |
| 2024 | Collective Training Barracks: Planning and Design Fort Bliss · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $7.20M |
| 2023 | USDA/ARS Children's National Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine · TX | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Representative Al Green TX | $7.12M $525.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 | 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 | Memory Health Life Center Wood County Health Care Foundation · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Lance Gooden TX | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Red River Below Denison Dam, LA, AR & TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX, LA, AR | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Bruce Westerman AR | $6.00M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Construction and Equipment for the Innovation Center at St. Mary's University St. Mary's University · TX | Department of Commerce · Construction | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $5.56M $5.51M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Regional Trunking Radio System Upgrade Middle Rio Grande Development Council · TX | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $5.48M $5.48M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Basic Military Training Recruit Dormitory 8: Cost to Complete · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $5.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Pedestrian Bridge Construction City of Burnet · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Carter TX | $5.04M |
| 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 | Harris County Flood Control District Q534 Stormwater Detention Basin · TX | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Daniel Crenshaw 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 |
| 2023 | Harris County Flood Control District Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin · TX | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Daniel Crenshaw 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 | Valwood Area Street Rehabilitation Project City of Conroe · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Morgan Luttrell TX | $5.00M |
| 2023 | City of Temple Sanitary Overflow Reduction Project · TX | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative John Carter TX | $5.00M $0 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 |
| 2024 | Southeast Loop Connection Williamson County, Texas · TX | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $5.00M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | City of Marble Falls for Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction · TX | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative John Carter TX | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Airport Runway Extension Angelina County Airport (LFK) · TX | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $4.88M |
| 2024 | Criminal Justice Center Llano County, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative August Pfluger TX | $4.84M |
| 2024 | Regional Public Safety Radio Communications Middle Rio Grande Development Council · TX | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $4.50M |
| 2024 | 21st Century Mobility Test Bed Texas A&M Transportation Institute · TX | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) Interoperable Communications Expansion Alamo Area Council of Governments · TX | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Ballistic, Aero-Optics and Materials (BAM) Test Range Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station · TX | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Representative Michael McCaul TX | $4.50M |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Space Research Hub Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Bryan, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,SF | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $4.00M $741.5K 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 |
| 2024 | Multi-Purpose Community Center City of Natalia, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $4.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | I-20 Widening in Midland and Ector County, Texas TX · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative August Pfluger 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Mile 10 North Road Project · TX | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Vicente Gonzalez TX | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.