Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Yanez, Linda R. (The Honorable)
Filer / Committee

Yanez, Linda R. (The Honorable)

JCOH · JUSTICE_COA 13
Filer ID: 00024868
51 reports · First filing 01/14/1994 · Latest filing 01/17/2012
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
JUSTICE_COA
District / Place
13
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/14/1994
Latest Filing
01/17/2012
Latest Reporting Period
06/01/2011 – 12/31/2011
Reports
51

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,301,066.47
Expenditures
$1,289,848.44
Transactions
3,652
Largest Contribution
$30,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$129,106.00
COH as of 12/31/2011
$139.97
Average Contribution
$1,120.64
Average Expenditure
$517.80
First Contribution
06/26/2001
Last Contribution
03/31/2011
First Expenditure
06/11/2001
Last Expenditure
12/31/2011

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
832
Reported Payee Entities
502
Top Contributor
Watts & Heard L.L.P.
Top Reported Payee
Buying Time LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
832
1,250 contributions · $1,444,366.47
Vendor Relationships
436
2,381 payments · $1,139,393.91
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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 spentYanez, Linda R. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeWatts & Heard L.L.P.Watts & Heard L.L.P.$50,000.00 · 2 giftsBaron & Budd P.C.Baron & Budd P.C.$29,000.00 · 2 giftsTammy Tran & AssociatesTammy Tran & Associates$25,000.00 · 1 giftsBorder Health PACBorder Health PAC$20,000.00 · 4 giftsWatts Law Firm L.L.P.Watts Law Firm L.L.P.$20,000.00 · 1 giftsBuying Time LLCBuying Time LLC$204,906.00 · 3 paymentsMessage Audience & PresentatinMessage Audience & Presentatin$131,752.26 · 26 paymentsMike CarreraMike Carrera$110,612.64 · 62 paymentsMessage Audience & PresentationMessage Audience & Presentation$103,523.29 · 11 paymentsMcClean-ClarkMcClean-Clark$94,747.35 · 14 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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures69.8th#2,631 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,674 of 8,722
Transaction Volume69.3th#2,678 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Watts & Heard L.L.P. $50,000.002
2Baron & Budd P.C. $29,000.002
3Tammy Tran & Associates $25,000.001
4Border Health PAC $20,000.004
5Watts Law Firm L.L.P. $20,000.001
6Harris and Greenwell $15,000.003
7Greg La Mantia $15,000.003
8Marc G. Rosenthal $15,000.003
9The Edwards Law Firm L.L.P. $15,000.002
10Atlas & Hall LLP $14,000.007

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Buying Time LLC $204,906.003
2Message Audience & Presentatin $131,752.2626
3Mike Carrera $110,612.6462
4Message Audience & Presentation $103,523.2911
5McClean-Clark $94,747.3514
6Media Strategies $60,000.001
7Lone Star National Bank $58,041.2859
8Southwest Airlines $36,571.90236
9Titan Communications $35,566.9629
10Sherry Boyles $26,382.857

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2011$21,550.00 $27,673.20
2010$87,144.60 $126,737.43
2009$42,650.00 $31,129.80
2008$376,399.93 $370,060.61
2007$78,050.00 $58,177.33
2006$0.00 $3,389.18
2005$1,000.00 $38,852.93
2004$190,718.79 $155,175.04
2003$75,075.00 $48,820.11
2002$277,678.15 $299,881.79
2001$150,800.00 $129,951.02

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/31/2011Joseph Palacios Campaign Account $500.00
03/03/2011Cesar Guerra $500.00 Chase Bank · Banker
03/03/2011Calvillo Law Firm $500.00
03/02/2011Atlas & Hall LLP $1,000.00
02/15/2011Roerig Oliveira & Fisher $1,000.00
02/08/2011Edmundo Ramirez $500.00 Ellis Koeneke & Ramirez LLP · Attorney
02/08/2011Ramon Garcia Campaign $500.00
02/08/2011Ellis Koeneke & Ramirez LLP $500.00
02/04/2011Joseph F. Phillips $500.00 Joe Phillips Enterprises · Business Owner
02/04/2011Jones Galligan Key & Lozano LLP $500.00
02/03/2011Border Health PAC $5,000.00
02/03/2011Kittleman Thomas & Gonzalez LLP $1,000.00
01/30/2011George POwell $500.00 George P. Powell PC · Attorney
01/30/2011Law Office of Benigno 'Trey' Martinez PLLC $500.00
01/30/2011Law Office of Sergio J. Valdez $500.00
01/30/2011G&A Investments $500.00
01/28/2011Alberto T. Garcia $1,000.00 Garcia & Martinez L.L.P. · Attorney
01/28/2011Texas Democratic Women of Hidalgo County $1,000.00
01/28/2011Jon Christian Amberson PC $1,000.00
01/28/2011Jon Christian Amberson PC $1,000.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/31/2011Texas Democratic Women Hidalgo Co. $139.97get out the vote efforts
06/15/2011Lone Star National Bank $1.00Fees
05/13/2011Lone Star National Bank $1.00Fees
04/15/2011Lone Star National Bank $1.00Fees
04/12/2011Lone Star National Bank $25,276.04Payment
03/15/2011Sprint PCS $203.19Phone
03/15/2011Lone Star National Bank $1.00Fees
03/14/2011American Law Institute $125.00Fees
02/23/2011Cornerstone Grill $34.70Meal
02/22/2011North 10th Storage $126.00Storage
02/15/2011Lone Star National Bank $1.00Fee
02/09/2011Cornerstone Grill $44.86Meal
02/08/2011Lone Star National Bank $322.92Fees
02/07/2011Outback - McAllen $95.87Meal
02/02/2011Cornerstone Grill $42.82Meal
01/27/2011Cornerstone Grill $23.65Meal
01/25/2011Continental Airlines $50.00Fees
01/18/2011Inn at Harvard $145.41Hotel
01/18/2011Prezza Restaurant $77.10Meal
01/14/2011Lone Star National Bank $1.00Fee
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 980 ms.