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Federal spending in TX-05: Texas's 5th 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.
Texas's 5th congressional district received $2.5B in federal award obligations in FY2025: $3,171 for each of its 774,952 residents.
That is below the Texas rate of $9,825 per resident (32% of it) and below the national rate of $15,158; it ranks 25 of 38 districts in the state.
The FY2025 mix was 96% direct payments.
Obligations were up 12% on FY2024, and the five-year total since FY2022 is $12B, with $2.5B so far in FY2026.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($6.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B) and Department of Defense ($321M).
Per resident, by award type FY2025
- Contracts $40M
- Grants $50M
- Direct payments $2.4B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $5.1M
- Other assistance $6.6M
| Per resident | This district | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $3,171 | $9,825 | $15,158 |
| Contracts | $52 | $2,724 | $2,164 |
| Grants | $65 | $2,115 | $3,542 |
| Direct payments | $3,040 | $4,952 | $9,398 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $7 | $4 | $1 |
| Other assistance | $9 | $29 | $53 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 25 of 38 in state · 319 of 436 US | 49 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 | General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. | $313M | 4% |
| 2 | Texas Department of Transportation | $267M | 3% |
| 3 | City of Mesquite | $88M | 1% |
| 4 | City of Garland | $86M | 1% |
| 5 | Remington College | $51M | 1% |
| 6 | Trinity Valley Community College | $36M | 0% |
| 7 | Jarvis Christian University | $35M | 0% |
| 8 | Dallas College | $18M | 0% |
| 9 | City of Terrell | $17M | 0% |
| 10 | Garland Independent School District | $12M | 0% |
| 11 | Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board | $10M | 0% |
| 12 | Remington College | $8.3M | 0% |
| 13 | Azura Consulting LLC | $7.1M | 0% |
| 14 | Town of Sunnyvale | $6.5M | 0% |
| 15 | Athens Housing Authority | $5.3M | 0% |
| 16 | Terrell Independent School District | $5.1M | 0% |
| 17 | Abrams Group Construction LLC | $4.9M | 0% |
| 18 | WH Antelope LLC | $4.8M | 0% |
| 19 | Southwestern Christian College | $4.7M | 0% |
| 20 | Mineola Independent School District | $4.2M | 0% |
| 21 | CDW Government LLC | $4.1M | 0% |
| 22 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | $4.0M | 0% |
| 23 | Trinity Valley Community College | $3.5M | 0% |
| 24 | Ingram Industries, Inc. | $2.7M | 0% |
| 25 | Enapay, LLC | $2.6M | 0% |
A further $7.9B 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
Counties in the district
- Henderson County 100% of county area
- Kaufman County 100% of county area
- Van Zandt County 100% of county area
- Wood County 100% of county area
- Upshur County 50% of county area
- Dallas County 19% of county area
Other districts in Texas
- TX-01 $7,629
- TX-02 $234
- TX-03 $4,385
- TX-04 $3,529
- TX-06 $4,196
- TX-07 $2,705
- TX-08 $1,414
- TX-09 $1,187
- TX-10 $4,699
- TX-11 $4,909
- TX-12 $42,200
- TX-13 $10,000
- TX-14 $6,112
- TX-15 $1,356
- TX-16 $7,477
- TX-17 $7,284
- TX-18 $1,806
- TX-19 $6,512
- TX-20 $3,226
- TX-21 $6,669
- TX-22 $6,331
- TX-23 $4,469
- TX-24 $2,149
- TX-25 $3,181
- TX-26 $951
- TX-27 $6,149
- TX-28 $3,675
- TX-29 $389
- TX-30 $1,847
- TX-31 $6,161
- TX-32 $722
- TX-33 $28,728
- TX-34 $7,239
- TX-35 $2,310
- TX-36 $5,021
- TX-37 $12,511
- TX-38 $921
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Texas's 5th congressional district?
$2.5B in award obligations in FY2025 and $12B since FY2022, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$3,171 per resident in FY2025 (population 774,952), against $9,825 for Texas and $15,158 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 5th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. ($313M), Texas Department of Transportation ($267M), City of Mesquite ($88M), City of Garland ($86M) and Remington College ($51M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Texas's 5th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($6.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B), Department of Defense ($321M), Department of Transportation ($268M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($228M), 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.