Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Abascal III, Amado J. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST 365
Filer ID: 00019650
81 reports · First filing 01/15/1992 · Latest filing 07/14/2026
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
JUDGEDIST
District / Place
365
Mailing Location
First Filing
01/15/1992
Latest Filing
07/14/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
81

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$237,082.16
Expenditures
$412,926.13
Transactions
868
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$111,363.94
COH as of 06/30/2026
$23,065.76
Average Contribution
$834.80
Average Expenditure
$707.07
First Contribution
12/31/2005
Last Contribution
11/26/2025
First Expenditure
12/16/2005
Last Expenditure
11/10/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
217
Reported Payee Entities
187
Top Contributor
Rene Barrientos
Top Reported Payee
Jack Leon

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
216
286 contributions · $239,082.16
Vendor Relationships
92
217 payments · $195,187.20
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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 spentAbascal III, Amado J. (The Honorabl…Focal filer / committeeRene BarrientosRene Barrientos$5,000.00 · 5 giftsGOOD GOVERNMENT PACGOOD GOVERNMENT PAC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsVictor PerryVictor Perry$4,600.00 · 5 giftsPhil Watkins, P.C.Phil Watkins, P.C.$4,000.00 · 4 giftsDonato RamosDonato Ramos$4,000.00 · 4 giftsJack LeonJack Leon$111,363.94 · 1 paymentsIBC Bank of Eagle PassIBC Bank of Eagle Pass$60,112.40 · 9 paymentsFirst National BankFirst National Bank$30,374.72 · 9 payments830 Sign Shop830 Sign Shop$21,631.03 · 14 paymentsYour Digital SquadYour Digital Squad$11,500.00 · 3 payments

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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions93.0th#612 of 8,722
Expenditures93.3th#587 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity93.2th#595 of 8,722
Transaction Volume93.0th#609 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions19.7%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures52.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Rene Barrientos $5,000.005
2GOOD GOVERNMENT PAC $5,000.001
3Victor Perry $4,600.005
4Phil Watkins, P.C. $4,000.004
5Donato Ramos $4,000.004
6Law Office of Michael Miller $3,000.003
7Law Offices of Fidel Rodriguez, Jr. $3,000.003
8Law Offices of Michael Miller, P.C. $3,000.003
9The Law Firm of Oscar A. Garza PLLC $3,000.003
10Watkins & Shattles, P.L.L.C. $3,000.003

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Jack Leon $111,363.941
2IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $60,112.409
3First National Bank $30,374.729
4830 Sign Shop $21,631.0314
5Your Digital Squad $11,500.003
6Veronica Salinas $9,000.007
7Texas Democratic Party $9,000.006
8Amado Abascal $7,465.232
9Lili's Flower Shop $6,895.843
10Paesanos Ristorante $5,152.543

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$16,500.00 $3,493.00
2023$35,250.00 $30,619.65
2022$32,900.00 $65,431.39
2021$37,050.00 $48,806.76
2018$0.00 $4,000.00
2017$0.00 $1,500.00
2014$23,932.16 $165.23
2013$0.00 $1,500.00
2010$35,950.00 $33,787.33
2009$1,000.00 $3,250.10
2008$0.00 $113,053.86
2007$2,750.00 $1,754.65
2006$50,750.00 $103,374.04
2005$1,000.00 $2,190.12

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/26/2025Law Offices of Fidel Rodriguez, Jr. $1,000.00
11/14/2025Goudarzi & Young, L.L.P. $1,000.00
11/11/2025THE HERRING LAW FIRM PC $1,000.00
11/11/2025Hoelscher Law Group PC $1,000.00
10/29/2025Stephen Van Gaasbeck $1,000.00 Attorney
10/29/2025The Armstrong Firm PLLC $1,000.00
10/29/2025Law Offices of Michael Miller, P.C. $1,000.00
10/29/2025Rene Barrientos $1,000.00 Rancher
10/29/2025Guerra LLP $1,000.00
10/29/2025Phil Watkins, P.C. $1,000.00
10/29/2025Watkins & Shattles, P.L.L.C. $1,000.00
10/29/2025Francisco Guerra $1,000.00 Attorney
10/29/2025Law Offices of Tinsman & Sciano, Inc. $1,000.00
10/29/2025Marco Bass Law Firm $1,000.00
10/29/2025Law Offices of J. Robert Davis P.C. $1,000.00
10/29/2025Phillip Berryman $1,000.00 Attorney
10/29/2025Sahadi Legal Group San Antonio PLLC $500.00
03/08/2023Andrew Toscano $1,000.00 Legal
03/08/2023Rey Perez and Associates, P.C. $1,000.00
03/08/2023Fidel Rodriquez $500.00 Attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
11/10/2025Texas Democratic Party $1,500.00Candidate Filing Fee
10/29/2025Paesanos Ristorante $1,530.60Fundraiser Event
10/29/2025Sam's Club $446.99Candy for Crystal City Parade
10/28/2025Walmart Supercenter $15.41Guest Book
05/03/2023IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $2.93Campaign loan payoff
03/19/2023Office Depot $317.56Printer ink
03/14/2023IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $28,142.91Campaign loan payment
02/21/2023Paesanos Ristorante $1,920.24Fundraiser
01/27/2023IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $236.01Interest and origination fee for campaign loan
12/31/2022Colore Digital Printing $822.70Billboard vinyl
12/31/2022IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $161.00Loan interest payment
07/25/2022IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $159.25Loan interest payment
04/25/2022IBC Bank of Eagle Pass $150.50Interest
03/14/2022Eagle Pass Business Journal $275.00Publicity
03/11/2022El Latino $1,000.00Publicity
03/11/2022The News Gram, LLC $200.00Thank You Message
03/07/2022Marcos Perez $550.00Sign Retrieval
03/07/2022Eagle Pass News Leader $250.00Social Media
03/07/2022Zavala County Clerk $148.00Copies of voter list
03/02/2022Lili's Flower Shop $3,660.21Reception Expense
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.