Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/El Paso Apartment Assn. Better Government Fund (TERMINATED)
Filer / Committee

El Paso Apartment Assn. Better Government Fund (TERMINATED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00016829 · El Paso · TX
128 reports · First filing 06/28/1993 · Latest filing 10/27/2025
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
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
El Paso · TX · 79925-3338
First Filing
06/28/1993
Latest Filing
10/27/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2025 – 10/27/2025
Reports
128

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$89,903.28
Expenditures
$77,468.77
Transactions
440
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,000.00
COH as of 10/27/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$226.46
Average Expenditure
$1,801.60
First Contribution
04/06/2009
Last Contribution
07/22/2024
First Expenditure
04/07/2009
Last Expenditure
10/14/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
293
Reported Payee Entities
28
Top Contributor
MelCan Ltd
Top Reported Payee
Texas Apartment Association

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
293
397 contributions · $89,903.28
Vendor Relationships
15
30 payments · $70,380.02
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentEl Paso Apartment Assn. Better Gove…Focal filer / committeeMelCan LtdMelCan Ltd$20,000.00 · 2 giftsIntegrity AssetIntegrity Asset$9,332.00 · 1 giftsTropicana Properties LLCTropicana Properties LLC$7,082.00 · 2 giftsthomas Bohannonthomas Bohannon$4,034.26 · 3 giftsRobert BowlingRobert Bowling$2,000.00 · 2 giftsTexas Apartment AssociationTexas Apartment Association$27,650.00 · 5 paymentsMontoya PRMontoya PR$27,064.33 · 5 paymentsTexas Apartment Association Better Government FundTexas Apartment Association Better Go…$3,300.00 · 1 paymentsEl Paso Apartment AssociationEl Paso Apartment Association$3,196.65 · 6 paymentsmontoya PRmontoya PR$2,282.25 · 1 payments
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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

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions66.6th#2,470 of 7,401
Expenditures65.6th#2,549 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity64.7th#2,617 of 7,401
Transaction Volume74.5th#1,890 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1MelCan Ltd $20,000.002
2Integrity Asset $9,332.001
3Tropicana Properties LLC $7,082.002
4thomas Bohannon $4,034.263
5Robert Bowling $2,000.002
6Clyde Scott $2,000.001
7El Paso Apartment Association $1,250.0025
8Caprock $1,225.001
9Aguilar Richard $1,000.001
10Dan Dawes $1,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Apartment Association $27,650.005
2Montoya PR $27,064.335
3Texas Apartment Association Better Government Fund $3,300.001
4El Paso Apartment Association $3,196.656
5montoya PR $2,282.251
6Apparel Enterprises $1,847.822
7La Estrella $1,433.771
8Papercuts $1,082.501
9Cecilia Lizarraga $1,000.002
10Printing by Papercuts $822.701

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $615.85
2024$1,250.00 $750.00
2020$100.00 $0.00
2019$0.00 $1,250.00
2018$13,514.05 $10,650.00
2017$10,982.60 $5,830.80
2016$8,553.60 $9,000.00
2014$6,071.00 $1,500.00
2013$3,622.27 $6,000.00
2012$690.00 $288.75
2011$400.00 $0.00
2010$4,796.50 $3,300.00
2009$39,923.26 $38,283.37

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/22/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
06/24/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
06/17/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
06/10/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
06/03/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
05/28/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
05/20/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
05/13/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
05/06/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
04/29/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
04/22/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
04/15/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
04/08/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
04/01/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
03/25/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
03/18/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
03/11/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
03/04/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
02/26/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00
02/20/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/14/2025El Paso Apartment Association $615.85 final close out
04/16/2024El Paso Apartment Association $500.00Refund to contributor
02/16/2024El Paso Apartment Association $50.00Refund to contributor
02/10/2024El Paso Apartment Association $100.00Refund to contributor
02/04/2024El Paso Apartment Association $100.00Refund to contributor
11/27/2019Peter Svarzbein $500.00Political contribution to campaign
11/27/2019Cecilia Lizarraga $500.00 political contribution to campaign
04/25/2019Freddy Klayel-Avalos $250.00Political contribution to a school district trustee candidate.
12/03/2018Cecilia Lizarraga $500.00Endorsing and political contribution General runoff
12/03/2018Svartzbein Peter $500.00Endorsement for runoff
10/15/2018Texas Apartment Association $9,650.00Fair share contribution
10/16/2017Texas Apartment Association $4,000.00PAC Contribution
02/09/2017El Paso Apartment Association $1,830.80Attend legislative days in Austin for the Texas apartment Association.
10/13/2016Texas Apartment Association $5,000.00Fair Share contribution
08/03/2016Texas Apartment Association $4,000.00Fair Share contribution
04/17/2014Barbara Perez Campain $250.00political contribution to the Barbara Perez campaign for justice of the peace
04/17/2014Monica Teran Campain $250.00political contribution made to the Monica Teran campaign for justice of the peace
02/10/2014Monica Teran campaign $250.00political campaign contribution to the Monica Teran campaign
02/10/2014Barbara Perez campaign $250.00political contribution to Barbara Perez campaign
02/03/2014Brian Haggerty Campaign $250.00political contribution to campaign
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 47 ms.