Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texas Waterways Operators PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00016929 · Houston · TX
125 reports · First filing 07/14/1993 · Latest filing 07/13/2026
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
Houston · TX · 77007
First Filing
07/14/1993
Latest Filing
07/13/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
125

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$290,193.43
Expenditures
$191,388.95
Transactions
562
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,558.65
Average Contribution
$1,007.62
Average Expenditure
$698.50
First Contribution
11/07/2001
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
10/23/2001
Last Expenditure
05/05/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
49
Reported Payee Entities
185
Top Contributor
Kirby Corporation
Top Reported Payee
Texans for Harvey Hilderbran

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
49
295 contributions · $293,323.73
Vendor Relationships
68
98 payments · $64,888.95
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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 spentTexas Waterways Operators PACFocal filer / committeeKirby CorporationKirby Corporation$94,252.58 · 151 giftsKirbyPACKirbyPAC$55,000.00 · 11 giftsPatrick StuddertPatrick Studdert$32,000.00 · 8 giftsKirby Corporation Political Action CommitteeKirby Corporation Political Action Co…$25,000.00 · 5 giftsC. Berdon LawrenceC. Berdon Lawrence$19,000.00 · 4 giftsTexans for Harvey HilderbranTexans for Harvey Hilderbran$7,500.00 · 2 paymentsJuan HinojosaJuan Hinojosa$6,500.00 · 5 paymentsGeorge P. Bush for Land CommissionerGeorge P. Bush for Land Commissioner$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsRick PerryRick Perry$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsCorbin Van Arsdale CampaignCorbin Van Arsdale Campaign$4,500.00 · 3 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
Contributions76.4th#1,748 of 7,401
Expenditures70.2th#2,208 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity73.0th#1,998 of 7,401
Transaction Volume70.3th#2,202 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
1Kirby Corporation $94,252.58151
2KirbyPAC $55,000.0011
3Patrick Studdert $32,000.008
4Kirby Corporation Political Action Committee $25,000.005
5C. Berdon Lawrence $19,000.004
6Robert Fry $9,750.007
7Christopher Bean $5,000.004
8Devall Towing and Boat Service $4,500.003
9L.E. Sutton $4,500.002
10John McMahan $3,500.006

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Texans for Harvey Hilderbran $7,500.002
2Juan Hinojosa $6,500.005
3George P. Bush for Land Commissioner $5,000.001
4Rick Perry $5,000.001
5Corbin Van Arsdale Campaign $4,500.003
6Dwayne Bohac $3,000.006
7Jerry Patterson $3,000.002
8Patrick Rose Campaign $2,500.004
9Wayne Smith $2,500.003
10Dr. Dawn Buckingham Campaign $2,500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$1,375.41 $0.00
2025$2,630.82 $0.00
2024$2,534.46 $0.00
2023$2,354.40 $0.00
2022$2,243.99 $2,500.00
2021$2,121.02 $2,500.00
2020$3,077.70 $0.00
2019$7,790.40 $0.00
2018$7,718.82 $3,500.00
2017$11,596.76 $0.00
2016$14,779.06 $7,000.00
2015$14,880.92 $2,048.00
2014$14,215.28 $10,144.00
2013$11,037.62 $7,536.00
2012$22,206.09 $33,000.00
2011$24,242.60 $512.00
2010$25,018.00 $24,024.00
2009$10,924.08 $1,014.00
2008$22,415.00 $21,059.90
2007$20,584.00 $16,012.00
2006$2,199.00 $8,500.00
2005$11,898.00 $1,012.00
2004$26,900.00 $26,022.05
2003$6,300.00 $5,500.00
2002$14,050.00 $19,000.00
2001$5,100.00 $505.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2026Kirby Corporation $1,375.41
12/31/2025Kirby Corporation $1,326.22
06/30/2025Kirby Corporation $1,304.60
12/31/2024Kirby Corporation $1,274.15
06/30/2024Kirby Corporation $1,260.31
12/31/2023Kirby Corporation $1,186.88
06/30/2023Kirby Corporation $1,167.52
12/31/2022Kirby Corporation $1,131.22
06/30/2022Kirby Corporation $288.95
05/14/2022Kirby Corporation $823.82
12/31/2021Kirby Corporation $1,061.31
06/30/2021Kirby Corporation $1,059.71
12/31/2020Kirby Corporation $1,547.26
06/30/2020Kirby Corporation $1,530.44
12/31/2019Kirby Corporation $3,895.20
06/30/2019Kirby Corporation $3,895.20
12/31/2018Kirby Corporation $3,859.41
06/30/2018Kirby Corporation $3,859.41
12/31/2017Kirby Corporation $3,298.38
06/30/2017Kirby Corporation $3,298.38

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/05/2022Dr. Dawn Buckingham Campaign $2,500.00Contribution - Texas GLO Commissioner
10/20/2021Texans for Charles Schwertner $1,000.00Contribution - State Senate - Primary 2022
06/25/2021Friends of Paul Bettencourt $1,000.00Contribution - Senate - TX
06/25/2021Hugh D. Shine Campaign $500.00Contribution - Representative - TX
10/26/2018Wayne Christian for Texas $2,500.00Texas Railroad Commissioner
06/25/2018Roland Gutierrez for Texas Senate $1,000.00Contribution - Texas - Senate
11/30/2016Dawn Buckingham $1,000.00Contribution - TX State Senate
08/03/2016Boris Miles $1,000.00State Representative - District 146
02/10/2016DeWayne Burns $1,000.00Contribution - TX - Representative - District 58
02/10/2016John Cyrier $1,000.00Contribution - TX - Representative - District 17
02/10/2016Dan Flynn $1,000.00Contribution - TX - Representative - District 2
02/10/2016Wayne Smith $1,000.00Contribution - TX - Representative - District 128
02/10/2016Jose Menendez $1,000.00Contribution - TX - Senator - District 26
12/16/2015Bryan Hughes $1,000.00Contribution
10/22/2015Brandon Creighton $1,000.00Contribution
04/30/2015JPMorgan Chase Bank $12.00Bank Fees
03/31/2015JPMorgan Chase Bank $12.00Bank Fees
02/27/2015JPMorgan Chase Bank $12.00Bank Fees
01/30/2015JPMorgan Chase Bank $12.00Bank Fees
12/24/2014JPMorgan Chase Bank $12.00Account Analysis Fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 46 ms.