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Federal spending in TX-21: Texas's 21st 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.
In FY2026, $5.0B in federal awards named Texas's 21st congressional district as the primary place of performance, $6,222 per resident.
That is below the Texas rate of $10,303 per resident and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 16 of 38 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 70% direct payments, 27% contracts.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $20B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($8.1B), Department of Defense ($6.6B) and Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.8B).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $1.3B
- Grants $146M
- Direct payments $3.5B
- Loans (subsidy cost) −$3.2M
- Other assistance $29M
| Per resident | This district | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,222 | $10,303 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $1,682 | $3,001 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $182 | $2,395 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $4,325 | $4,890 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | −$4 | −$10 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $36 | $27 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 16 of 38 in state · 201 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 | Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC | $503M | 3% |
| 2 | Brasada Ford LTD | $446M | 3% |
| 3 | Housing Authority of the City of Austin | $373M | 2% |
| 4 | J & J Maintenance Inc | $318M | 2% |
| 5 | Dell Marketing L.P. | $301M | 2% |
| 6 | Texas Department of Transportation | $294M | 2% |
| 7 | Countertrade Products, Inc. | $181M | 1% |
| 8 | City of San Antonio | $158M | 1% |
| 9 | Giacare & Medtrust JV LLC | $131M | 1% |
| 10 | Leidos, Inc. | $123M | 1% |
| 11 | Akiak NS LLC | $108M | 1% |
| 12 | Aktarius LLC | $97M | 1% |
| 13 | Indtai, Inc. | $96M | 1% |
| 14 | FCN, Inc. | $96M | 1% |
| 15 | Veteran Information Technologies, LLC | $92M | 1% |
| 16 | Nika Technologies Inc | $86M | 1% |
| 17 | V3GATE, LLC | $86M | 1% |
| 18 | Texas Workforce Commission | $86M | 1% |
| 19 | Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc. | $82M | 1% |
| 20 | Strategic Communications LLC | $79M | 1% |
| 21 | Amyx Inc | $78M | 1% |
| 22 | 4M HR Logistics LLC | $77M | 1% |
| 23 | Southwest Housing Compliance Corporation | $74M | 0% |
| 24 | Vighter LLC | $73M | 0% |
| 25 | KPMG LLP | $71M | 0% |
A further $11B 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
- Bandera County 100% of county area
- Blanco County 100% of county area
- Gillespie County 100% of county area
- Kendall County 100% of county area
- Kerr County 100% of county area
- Real County 100% of county area
- Comal County 95% of county area
- Hays County 82% of county area
- Bexar County 11% of county area
- Travis County 5% 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-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-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 21st congressional district?
$5.0B in award obligations in FY2026 and $20B 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?
$6,222 per resident in FY2026 (population 799,871), 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 21st congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC ($503M), Brasada Ford LTD ($446M), Housing Authority of the City of Austin ($373M), J & J Maintenance Inc ($318M) and Dell Marketing L.P. ($301M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Texas's 21st congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($8.1B), Department of Defense ($6.6B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($2.8B), General Services Administration ($593M) and Department of Housing and Urban Development ($561M), 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.