Total stimulus package: $819 billion

Total amount delivered to Texas: $17 billion

Texas amount set aside for transportation projects: $2.8 billion

Stimulus money going into Houston area road and highway projects: $677 million
Stimulus money going into Houston's phase 2 light rail expansion: $92 million

The light rail project is expected to cost $73 million per mile. The stimulus package will pay for a little over a mile and a quarter.