Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Galveston Windstorm Action Committee Inc.
GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016383 · Galveston · TX
73 reports · First filing 07/08/1993 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC
Filer ID: 00016383 · Galveston · TX
73 reports · First filing 07/08/1993 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC
Committee Details
TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Galveston · TX · 77553
First Filing
07/08/1993
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
73
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$866,363.00
Expenditures
$764,198.38
Transactions
385
Largest Contribution
$29,598.64
Largest Expenditure
$70,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$3,116.23
Average Contribution
$8,663.63
Average Expenditure
$2,681.40
First Contribution
04/12/2005
Last Contribution
04/24/2025
First Expenditure
01/07/2004
Last Expenditure
02/17/2026
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
35
Reported Payee Entities
59
Top Contributor
City of Galveston
Top Reported Payee
W.R. Brannan & Associates
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
35
108 contributions · $946,961.64
Vendor Relationships
37
185 payments · $494,830.56
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Market Position
Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class.
These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401
Peer Percentiles
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 91.5th | #629 of 7,401 |
| Expenditures | 92.3th | #569 of 7,401 |
| Total Financial Activity | 91.8th | #605 of 7,401 |
| Transaction Volume | 76.7th | #1,728 of 7,401 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | 100.0% |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 100.0% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Galveston | $249,996.00 | 16 |
| 2 | Mayes Middleton | $199,868.00 | 11 |
| 3 | Galveston County | $161,000.00 | 12 |
| 4 | GALVESTON COUNTY | $50,000.00 | 5 |
| 5 | CITY OF GALVESTON | $44,999.00 | 3 |
| 6 | Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition | $27,000.00 | 2 |
| 7 | GEORGE MITCHELL | $20,000.00 | 4 |
| 8 | Park Board of Galveston | $17,000.00 | 3 |
| 9 | COUNTY OF GALVESTON | $15,000.00 | 1 |
| 10 | George Mitchell | $10,000.00 | 2 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $323,549.83 | 31 |
| 2 | A. Schwatrz | $147,349.31 | 7 |
| 3 | A SCHWARTZ | $97,950.12 | 20 |
| 4 | The Browns Consulting | $24,000.00 | 1 |
| 5 | STEPHEN ALEXANDER | $20,402.69 | 5 |
| 6 | Stephen Alexander | $19,392.25 | 3 |
| 7 | Brown Consulting | $16,000.00 | 4 |
| 8 | Henry Freudenburg | $13,831.36 | 23 |
| 9 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $10,099.70 | 19 |
| 10 | Alexander Actuarial Consulting | $10,000.00 | 1 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $550.00 |
| 2025 | $50,000.00 | $47,722.08 |
| 2024 | $15,000.00 | $14,961.19 |
| 2023 | $37,500.00 | $44,967.45 |
| 2022 | $29,117.00 | $42,655.25 |
| 2021 | $51,774.65 | $48,585.57 |
| 2020 | $132,779.07 | $57,496.25 |
| 2019 | $123,197.28 | $89,764.83 |
| 2018 | $30,000.00 | $31,352.16 |
| 2017 | $30,000.00 | $3,541.39 |
| 2016 | $15,000.00 | $30,375.79 |
| 2015 | $29,999.00 | $21,610.13 |
| 2014 | $30,000.00 | $3,367.89 |
| 2013 | $29,999.00 | $97,680.51 |
| 2012 | $37,999.00 | $50,047.57 |
| 2011 | $35,999.00 | $34,706.36 |
| 2010 | $10,000.00 | $1,010.95 |
| 2009 | $46,999.00 | $43,527.63 |
| 2008 | $20,000.00 | $13,968.20 |
| 2007 | $36,500.00 | $36,911.56 |
| 2006 | $42,500.00 | $22,550.78 |
| 2005 | $32,000.00 | $26,498.84 |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $346.00 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2025 | Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition | $25,000.00 | |
| 02/28/2025 | City of Galveston | $25,000.00 | |
| 08/06/2024 | City of Galveston | $15,000.00 | |
| 11/16/2023 | Mayes Middleton | $7,500.00 | Texas House of Representative |
| 10/13/2023 | City of Galveston | $15,000.00 | |
| 07/27/2023 | Galveston County | $15,000.00 | |
| 07/22/2022 | Galveston County | $15,000.00 | |
| 01/20/2022 | Mayes Middleton | $14,117.00 | Texas House of Representative |
| 10/15/2021 | Park Board of Galveston | $15,000.00 | |
| 08/23/2021 | Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce | $2,500.00 | |
| 08/10/2021 | City of Galveston | $15,000.00 | |
| 08/04/2021 | Don Mafrige | $2,000.00 | City of Galveston · City Manager |
| 06/03/2021 | Mayes Middleton | $15,274.65 | Texas House of Representative |
| 01/26/2021 | Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition | $2,000.00 | |
| 11/20/2020 | Mayes Middleton | $22,385.00 | Texas House of Representative |
| 11/04/2020 | Galveston County | $15,000.00 | |
| 10/27/2020 | Galveston County | $1,000.00 | |
| 03/31/2020 | Mayes Middleton | $14,247.96 | Texas House of Representative |
| 03/13/2020 | City of Galveston | $15,000.00 | |
| 03/06/2020 | Galveston County | $15,000.00 |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17/2026 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $550.00 | Accounting |
| 11/12/2025 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $875.00 | Accounting |
| 06/04/2025 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $20,180.40 | Lobbying Fee |
| 03/18/2025 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $26,666.68 | Lobbying Fee |
| 11/08/2024 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $450.00 | Accounting |
| 11/08/2024 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $449.03 | Consulting Expense |
| 08/20/2024 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $13,333.32 | Consulting Expense |
| 05/20/2024 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $223.75 | Accounting |
| 02/13/2024 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $46.16 | Lobbying Fee |
| 01/08/2024 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $396.43 | Lobbying Fee |
| 01/08/2024 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $62.50 | Accounting |
| 12/07/2023 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $20,568.19 | Consulting Expense |
| 07/25/2023 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $20,000.00 | Consulting Expense |
| 07/25/2023 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $1,976.08 | Consulting Expense |
| 03/14/2023 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $1,195.68 | Consulting Expense |
| 03/13/2023 | Ham, Langston & Brezina | $1,227.50 | Accounting Expense |
| 11/01/2022 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $21,655.19 | Lobbying Fee |
| 04/20/2022 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $21,000.06 | Lobbying Fee |
| 11/15/2021 | W.R. Brannan & Associates | $22,280.85 | Consulting Expense |
| 10/07/2021 | Galveston County Daily News | $116.25 | Advertising |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 38 ms.