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Federal spending in TX-02: Texas's 2nd congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Federal agencies obligated $60M for work and payments in Texas's 2nd congressional district in FY2026, or $79 per resident.
That is below the Texas rate of $10,303 per resident (1% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 38 of 38 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 50% contracts, 31% direct payments, 19% grants.
Obligations were down 66% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $653M.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Department of Defense ($443M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($85M) and Department of Homeland Security ($24M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $30M
- Grants $11M
- Direct payments $18M
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$1.3M
- Other assistance $1.8M
| Per resident | This district | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $79 | $10,303 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $39 | $3,001 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $15 | $2,395 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $24 | $4,890 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$2 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $2 | $27 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 38 of 38 in state · 436 of 436 US | 45 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitol Aviation Co | $287M | 50% |
| 2 | Onshore Materials, L.L.C. | $62M | 11% |
| 3 | Harris County Domestic Violence | $25M | 4% |
| 4 | Sterling Shipyard LLC | $24M | 4% |
| 5 | Gsi Environmental Inc. | $18M | 3% |
| 6 | Huntsman International LLC | $16M | 3% |
| 7 | Linde Engineering North America LLC | $14M | 2% |
| 8 | Pineview at Grogans Mill | $13M | 2% |
| 9 | Copperwood Preservation | $12M | 2% |
| 10 | Vitol Inc | $11M | 2% |
| 11 | Wood Glen Venture LTD | $9.4M | 2% |
| 12 | Holly Creek Apartments I-II | $8.3M | 1% |
| 13 | Layer 3 Communications, LLC | $7.4M | 1% |
| 14 | Torrent Technologies, Inc. | $6.9M | 1% |
| 15 | Heights Towers Services Co | $4.8M | 1% |
| 16 | HTX Labs, Inc | $4.4M | 1% |
| 17 | Massive Light LLC | $4.3M | 1% |
| 18 | Brazos Bend Housing II LP | $4.3M | 1% |
| 19 | Mo- Bray Investment Company Crosby Plaza Apartments | $4.1M | 1% |
| 20 | LNRS Data Services Inc | $4.0M | 1% |
| 21 | American Bureau of Shipping | $4.0M | 1% |
| 22 | Northwest Airport Management LP | $3.7M | 1% |
| 23 | Cloud Harbor Economics, LLC | $3.6M | 1% |
| 24 | Rigaku Americas Holding, Inc. | $3.0M | 1% |
| 25 | Harris County Emergency Services District No. 7 | $3.0M | 1% |
A further $21M among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $332M | 17 Dec 2024 | USAspending |
| Onshore Materials, L.L.C. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | $63M | 22 Sep 2023 | USAspending |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $29M | 12 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Texas Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $26M | 5 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Linde Engineering North America LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | $24M | 8 Sep 2025 | USAspending |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $24M | 16 Nov 2023 | USAspending |
| Equilon Enterprises LLC | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $23M | 18 Jan 2023 | USAspending |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $21M | 1 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $20M | 30 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $16M | 28 Dec 2023 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Montgomery County 34% of county area
- Harris County 16% of county area
Other districts in Texas
- TX-01 $6,748
- TX-03 $3,802
- TX-04 $3,421
- TX-05 $3,197
- TX-06 $3,859
- TX-07 $2,923
- TX-08 $1,239
- TX-09 $1,249
- TX-10 $3,733
- TX-11 $6,265
- TX-12 $16,124
- TX-13 $9,505
- TX-14 $9,774
- TX-15 $2,228
- TX-16 $12,980
- TX-17 $7,475
- TX-18 $1,757
- TX-19 $6,524
- TX-20 $5,739
- TX-21 $6,222
- TX-22 $6,517
- TX-23 $17,327
- TX-24 $2,653
- TX-25 $3,371
- TX-26 $738
- TX-27 $7,515
- TX-28 $10,692
- TX-29 $257
- TX-30 $2,335
- TX-31 $6,429
- TX-32 $543
- TX-33 $35,184
- TX-34 $4,791
- TX-35 $2,400
- TX-36 $4,776
- TX-37 $16,577
- TX-38 $827
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Texas's 2nd congressional district?
$60M in award obligations in FY2026 and $653M since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$79 per resident in FY2026 (population 756,374), against $10,303 for Texas and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Texas's 2nd congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Vitol Aviation Co ($287M), Onshore Materials, L.L.C. ($62M), Harris County Domestic Violence ($25M), Sterling Shipyard LLC ($24M) and Gsi Environmental Inc. ($18M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Texas's 2nd congressional district?
Department of Defense ($443M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($85M), Department of Homeland Security ($24M), Department of Veterans Affairs ($16M) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($16M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.