| Rank |
City/County |
Description |
Amount |
| 1 |
Houston |
FBI Building |
$58,080,000 |
| 2 |
Eagle Pass |
Border Station construction |
$31,980,000 |
| 3 |
Dallas |
North Central Light Rail Extension |
$31,161,283 |
| 4 |
Houston |
Houston Area Air Traffic System |
$25,000,000 |
| 5 |
Del Rio |
Border Station construction |
$23,966,000 |
| 6 |
Houston |
Project GRAD-USA, Inc.--Program focusing on school reform |
$20,000,000 |
| 7 |
McAllen |
Border Station construction |
$17,938,000 |
| 8 |
West Texas |
Efficient Irrigation |
$10,350,000 |
| 9 |
San Antonio |
Courthouse Construction |
$8,000,000 |
| 10 |
Houston |
Houston Advanced Metro Transit Plan--New starts |
$8,000,000 |
|
| 274 |
Harris |
Harris County--Economic development study of Unincorporated Revitalization Program in Precinct 2 |
$100,000 |
| 275 |
Williamson |
Williamson County--Community center construction |
$100,000 |
| 276 |
Abilene |
CityLink Public Transportation Services--Job Access and Reverse Commute grant |
$100,000 |
| 277 |
Texas |
Wool research |
$90,000 |
| 278 |
San Antonio |
San Antonio Food Bank--land acquisition and facility build out |
$75,000 |
| 279 |
Texas |
Dairy and meat goat research |
$57,000 |
| 280 |
Dallas |
Today Foundation--Expansion of Imagination Station literacy program |
$50,000 |
| 281 |
Houston |
Houston Independent School District--River Oaks elementary school |
$50,000 |
| 282 |
Houston |
Houston Community College System--Accelerated nursing proficiency center |
$50,000 |
| 283 |
Austin |
Capitol Area Boy Scouts--Juvenile justice program discretionary grant |
$25,000 |
|
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Texas received almost $469 million in earmarked funds in
the 2004 federal appropriations process spread across 283 separate
earmarks. These range from large multi-million dollar projects to small
projects with price tags of just several tens of thousands of dollars.
Every project is important to those in the project area. The biggest
projects serve broader interests. In Texas these involve border
security, transportation, and areas with a high public profile. Smaller
projects are targeted to serve narrower constituencies.
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