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Federal spending in TX-08: Texas's 8th 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 $1.0B for work and payments in Texas's 8th congressional district in FY2026, or $1,239 per resident.
That is below the Texas rate of $10,303 per resident (12% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 33 of 38 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 72% direct payments, 24% contracts.
Obligations were down 12% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $4.6B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($2.4B), Department of Defense ($1.3B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($315M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $245M
- Grants $34M
- Direct payments $729M
- Loans (subsidy cost) $2.3M
- Other assistance $7.0M
| Per resident | This district | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $1,239 | $10,303 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $299 | $3,001 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $41 | $2,395 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $888 | $4,890 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $3 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $9 | $27 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 33 of 38 in state · 377 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 | Ocean Ships, Inc. | $683M | 15% |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil Corporation | $347M | 8% |
| 3 | The Geo Group, Inc. | $198M | 4% |
| 4 | American Bureau of Shipping | $78M | 2% |
| 5 | Texas Department of Transportation | $52M | 1% |
| 6 | Exxonmobil Marine Limited | $44M | 1% |
| 7 | Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc | $39M | 1% |
| 8 | Texas Department of Criminal Justice | $37M | 1% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | $30M | 1% |
| 10 | Lone Star Community Health Center, Inc. | $29M | 1% |
| 11 | Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas | $24M | 1% |
| 12 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $22M | 1% |
| 13 | Torrent Technologies, Inc. | $19M | 0% |
| 14 | County of Montgomery | $16M | 0% |
| 15 | Salas O'Brien Federal, LLC | $15M | 0% |
| 16 | Montgomery County Housing Authority | $15M | 0% |
| 17 | Collins-Russell 8(A), LLC. | $14M | 0% |
| 18 | Autocon Technologies Inc. | $13M | 0% |
| 19 | Motivation Education & Training Inc | $10M | 0% |
| 20 | Vprime Tech Inc | $10.0M | 0% |
| 21 | City of Conroe | $8.3M | 0% |
| 22 | Wright National Flood Insurance Company | $8.3M | 0% |
| 23 | Bellshire 2 New Dimension | $7.2M | 0% |
| 24 | Walker County Housing Authority | $6.3M | 0% |
| 25 | Corrigan Housing Authority | $5.5M | 0% |
A further $2.7B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Ships, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $168M | 28 Mar 2023 | USAspending |
| Ocean Ships, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $136M | 30 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Ocean Ships, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $120M | 1 Oct 2025 | USAspending |
| Texas Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $79M | 25 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Ocean Ships, Inc. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $64M | 1 Nov 2024 | USAspending |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ContractDelivery Order | $62M | 16 Aug 2024 | USAspending |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ContractDelivery Order | $55M | 23 Aug 2023 | USAspending |
| Texas Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $52M | 31 May 2023 | USAspending |
| Thyssenkrupp Nucera Usa, Inc. | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $39M | 30 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $39M | 20 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Polk County 100% of county area
- San Jacinto County 100% of county area
- Montgomery County 66% of county area
- Walker County 39% of county area
- Harris County 13% of county area
Other districts in Texas
- TX-01 $6,748
- TX-02 $79
- TX-03 $3,802
- TX-04 $3,421
- TX-05 $3,197
- TX-06 $3,859
- TX-07 $2,923
- 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 8th congressional district?
$1.0B in award obligations in FY2026 and $4.6B 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?
$1,239 per resident in FY2026 (population 821,153), 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 8th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Ocean Ships, Inc. ($683M), Exxon Mobil Corporation ($347M), The Geo Group, Inc. ($198M), American Bureau of Shipping ($78M) and Texas Department of Transportation ($52M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Texas's 8th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($2.4B), Department of Defense ($1.3B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($315M), Department of Homeland Security ($260M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($76M), 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.