Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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The Real Estate Council of Austin, Inc. Business M/PAC

MPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00027579 · Austin · TX
395 reports · First filing 03/30/1994 · Latest filing 08/31/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose Monthly · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
MPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78701
First Filing
03/30/1994
Latest Filing
08/31/2026
Latest Reporting Period
07/26/2026 – 08/25/2026
Reports
395

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,340,481.82
Expenditures
$1,203,237.43
Transactions
1,175
Largest Contribution
$39,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,000.00
COH as of 06/25/2026
$63,440.46
Average Contribution
$1,452.31
Average Expenditure
$4,774.75
First Contribution
08/14/2000
Last Contribution
08/25/2026
First Expenditure
08/01/2000
Last Expenditure
10/28/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
228
Reported Payee Entities
63
Top Contributor
RECA
Top Reported Payee
Mignon McGarry

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
228
924 contributions · $1,350,116.05
Vendor Relationships
57
192 payments · $1,069,853.61
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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 spentThe Real Estate Council of Austin,…Focal filer / committeeRECARECA$139,010.95 · 368 giftsThe Real Estate Council of Austin Inc.The Real Estate Council of Austin Inc.$60,000.00 · 3 giftsRECA Inc.RECA Inc.$47,080.71 · 25 giftsHeritage Title Company of Austin Inc.Heritage Title Company of Austin Inc.$34,025.00 · 16 giftsBury + Partners Inc.Bury + Partners Inc.$34,000.00 · 12 giftsMignon McGarryMignon McGarry$182,765.00 · 60 paymentsThe Real Estate Council of Austin Advancing Democracy PACThe Real Estate Council of Austin Adv…$86,000.00 · 2 paymentsMcDonald Public Relations Inc.McDonald Public Relations Inc.$71,519.52 · 20 paymentsHNTB CorporationHNTB Corporation$65,025.00 · 3 paymentsCounterpoint Messaging, LLCCounterpoint Messaging, LLC$55,751.00 · 8 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 Monthly
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions91.6th#619 of 7,401
Expenditures87.0th#963 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity89.7th#767 of 7,401
Transaction Volume87.4th#933 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions68.3%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures92.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1RECA $139,010.95368
2The Real Estate Council of Austin Inc. $60,000.003
3RECA Inc. $47,080.7125
4Heritage Title Company of Austin Inc. $34,025.0016
5Bury + Partners Inc. $34,000.0012
6Land Strategies, Inc. $26,230.0012
7Urbanspace, LLP $23,000.006
8Texas Capital Bank $20,500.009
9Land Strategies Inc. $19,250.0010
10Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody $18,500.008

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Mignon McGarry $182,765.0060
2The Real Estate Council of Austin Advancing Democracy PAC $86,000.002
3McDonald Public Relations Inc. $71,519.5220
4HNTB Corporation $65,025.003
5Counterpoint Messaging, LLC $55,751.008
6Austin Forward $50,000.001
7Keep Austin Healthy PAC $50,000.001
8Baselice & Associates, Inc. $47,373.002
9Opportunity Austin $45,000.001
10Let's Go Austin PAC $40,000.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$8,422.69 $0.00
2025$16,682.52 $37,053.02
2024$32,432.16 $10,004.00
2023$39,858.06 $5,004.00
2022$41,843.81 $4.00
2021$52,294.95 $20,004.00
2020$54,255.02 $46,039.00
2019$41,737.17 $25,004.00
2018$101,185.08 $134,242.98
2017$69,229.63 $9,000.00
2016$77,143.82 $120,000.00
2015$68,010.00 $19,600.00
2014$56,730.00 $52,073.66
2013$11,000.00 $26,948.56
2012$57,419.16 $149,809.43
2011$54,615.00 $19,695.40
2010$51,000.00 $23,881.53
2009$53,000.00 $17,466.53
2008$51,700.00 $23,559.82
2007$60,062.50 $65,046.50
2006$44,875.00 $60,000.00
2005$38,600.00 $29,000.00
2004$34,000.00 $33,440.00
2003$45,612.50 $41,100.00
2002$77,772.75 $70,125.00
2001$98,000.00 $127,106.39
2000$3,000.00 $38,029.61

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
08/25/2026RECA $835.21
08/06/2026RECA $112.50
07/31/2026RECA $108.50
07/25/2026RECA $835.21
07/09/2026RECA $247.50
06/30/2026RECA $98.10
06/25/2026RECA $835.21
06/02/2026RECA $157.50
05/31/2026RECA $114.10
05/25/2026RECA $835.21
05/07/2026RECA $60.75
04/30/2026RECA $82.10
04/25/2026RECA $835.21
04/08/2026RECA $180.00
03/31/2026RECA $70.10
03/25/2026RECA $835.21
02/28/2026RECA $102.63
02/25/2026RECA $835.21
02/05/2026RECA $180.00
01/31/2026RECA $92.23

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/28/2025Counterpoint Messaging, LLC $1,354.02Consultant Travel Expenses
10/28/2025Chase Bank $25.00Wire Fee
10/16/2025Counterpoint Messaging, LLC $6,000.00Advice on messaging and expenditure strategy
10/16/2025Chase Bank $25.00Wire Fee
09/23/2025Counterpoint Messaging, LLC $6,000.00Advice on messaging and expenditure strategy
09/23/2025Chase Bank $25.00Wire Fee
09/19/2025Baselice & Associates, Inc. $23,599.00Austin Voter Survey
09/19/2025Chase Bank $25.00Wire Fee
07/11/2024Chase Bank $4.00Stop Payment Automatic Renewal Fee
05/01/2024JTX Strategies $10,000.00Digital advertising relating to Ausin City Council agenda items
10/25/2023Travis Two-Step PAC $5,000.00Contribution to the Travis County bond support campaign
07/11/2023Chase Bank $4.00Bank Fee
07/11/2022Chase Bank $4.00Bank Fee
07/12/2021Chase Bank $4.00Stop Payment Auto Renewal Fee
04/23/2021Austinites for Equity $10,000.00Contribution to SPAC for May 1 City of Austin election
04/19/2021Save Austin Now PAC $10,000.00Contribution to SPAC for May 1 City of Austin election
10/13/2020The Real Estate Council of Austin Advancing Democracy PAC $46,000.00Contribution
10/13/2020Chase Bank $35.00Domestic Wire Fee
07/13/2020Chase Bank $4.00Bank Fee
12/06/2019Austin Community Foundation $25,000.00Charitable Contribution to the Opportunity Through Mobility Fund
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 70 ms.