Dollars

Every dollar figure and tax rate the sources state in Texas news. Nothing is estimated or added up.

Sorted by size, newest first

$46 billion Border wall project budget Who pays or receives it: Trump administration Federal judge pauses Trump border wall construction in Texas Big Bend Border & Immigration, Oct 12
$7.5 billion Planned spending in Big Bend region Who pays or receives it: Trump administration Federal judge pauses Trump border wall construction in Texas Big Bend Border & Immigration, Oct 12
$2.6 billion Bexar County budget for fiscal year 2027 Who pays or receives it: Bexar County taxpayers Nirenberg and Von Dohlen debate in Bexar County Judge race Elections, Oct 16
$1.5 billion Estimated cost to air condition all state prisons Who pays or receives it: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas appeals federal order requiring air conditioning in all prisons by 2030 Courts, Oct 12
over $500 million Advertising spending Who pays or receives it: candidates and outside groups Over $500 million spent on ads in Texas U.S. Senate race Elections, Oct 15
over $500 million Ad spending Who pays or receives it: Democrats and Republicans Texas Senate race ad spending tops $500 million with three weeks until election Elections, Oct 14
$255 million Expansion project cost Who pays or receives it: Kyoei Steel Vinton Steel undertakes $255 million expansion in El Paso County Economy & Jobs, Oct 13
$214.02 million Total budget Who pays or receives it: Comal County Comal County approves fiscal 2026-27 budget and tax rate Taxes & Budget, Oct 16
over $214 million Republican advertising spending in Texas Who pays or receives it: National Republican power brokers including President Donald Trump, Senate Republican leadership and Elon Musk, tapping affiliated PACs Ken Paxton begins 18-day bus tour across Texas before Election Day Elections, Oct 15
more than $159 million Advertising spending by Texas PAC Who pays or receives it: Texas PAC Elon Musk donates $158 million to support Ken Paxton Senate campaign Elections, Oct 17
over $159 million TV, radio and digital advertising spending Who pays or receives it: Senate Leadership Fund Elon Musk donates to Republican super PAC supporting Paxton's Senate race Elections, Oct 16
$158 million Donation to Senate Leadership Fund Who pays or receives it: Elon Musk Elon Musk donates $158 million to support Ken Paxton Senate campaign Elections, Oct 17
over $158 million Outside spending Who pays or receives it: Republican leadership and Elon Musk Talarico compares Senate campaign to biblical David amid GOP spending Elections, Oct 17
$150 million Industrial park development cost Who pays or receives it: Private developers Demolition begins at Greenspoint Mall for industrial park development Local Government, Oct 14
$83 million Donation to Senate Leadership Fund Who pays or receives it: Elon Musk Elon Musk donates to Republican super PAC supporting Paxton's Senate race Elections, Oct 16
$75 million Donation to Senate Leadership Fund Who pays or receives it: Elon Musk Elon Musk donates to Republican super PAC supporting Paxton's Senate race Elections, Oct 16
$70 million Campaign spending since July 1 Who pays or receives it: Abbott campaign Texas early voting begins Oct. 19 for November 3 general election Elections, Oct 15
more than $68 million Bexar County budget reserves drawn to avoid tax increase in fiscal year 2027 Who pays or receives it: Bexar County Nirenberg and Von Dohlen debate in Bexar County Judge race Elections, Oct 16
at least $50 million Spending on desalination plant Who pays or receives it: City of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi spent $50 million on unbuilt desalination plant during drought Energy & Environment, Oct 13
$20.2 million Capital infrastructure allocation Who pays or receives it: Comal County Comal County approves fiscal 2026-27 budget and tax rate Taxes & Budget, Oct 16
$16 million to $20 million Estimated annual revenue from water sale Who pays or receives it: Dallas company to Texarkana Texarkana, Arkansas board votes to explore selling Millwood Lake water to Texas Other, Oct 14
$15.7 million Annual operating budget Who pays or receives it: El Paso International Airport City of El Paso names Rachel Engeler as aviation director Transportation, Oct 17
$13.7 million State spending on Children's Autism Program over last two years Who pays or receives it: Texas Texas health agency proposes eliminating children's autism program State Government, Oct 12
$12 million Campaign spending since July 1 Who pays or receives it: Hinojosa campaign Texas early voting begins Oct. 19 for November 3 general election Elections, Oct 15
$8 million Estimated cost of median removal Who pays or receives it: City of Bryan Bryan City Council releases legal opinion on Texas Avenue medians charter amendment Local Government, Oct 14
$2 million to $3 million School district funding shortfall at Plano ISD from recent bill Who pays or receives it: Plano ISD Texas school districts report shortfalls from property tax exemption increases Taxes & Budget, Oct 16
$2 million Bond Who pays or receives it: Zyon Gonzalez Man arrested on murder charge after Howard County domestic dispute and pursuit Public Safety, Oct 14
$1.86 million Additional property tax revenue projected Who pays or receives it: property taxpayers Comal County approves fiscal 2026-27 budget and tax rate Taxes & Budget, Oct 16
$1 million Bond Who pays or receives it: Matthew Allen Chambers Parents charged with murder in Liberty County RV fire deaths Public Safety, Oct 13
$1 million Bond Who pays or receives it: Meaghan Michelle Herrod Parents charged with murder in Liberty County RV fire deaths Public Safety, Oct 13
$238,500 Maximum salary for district court judge El Paso judicial races reshape courts in 2026 election Elections, Oct 16
$230,000 Bond Who pays or receives it: Brandon Dillard Fort Worth associate pastor arrested on child indecency and family violence charges Public Safety, Oct 13
$193,000 Base salary for district court judge El Paso judicial races reshape courts in 2026 election Elections, Oct 16
$72,800 Annual salary for City Council representatives Who pays or receives it: City of El Paso El Paso City Council races draw multiple candidates in November election Local Government, Oct 13
$10,000 Bond for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge Who pays or receives it: Edgar Sanchez Man arrested after throwing rocks at driver in El Paso County Public Safety, Oct 13

Each figure is shown the way the sources state it, and links to the fact sheet with its sources. Figures are not added together because they measure different things: a city budget and a fine are not the same kind of number. Old records that resurfaced are left out.