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Legislative Study Group - Caucus

LEG · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00034394 · Austin · TX
62 reports · First filing 01/16/1996 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Legislative Organization · Legislative Caucus · Legislative

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Legislative Organization
Subclass
Legislative Caucus
Market Segment
Legislative
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
LEG
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78711-2943
First Filing
01/16/1996
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
62

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,743,894.33
Expenditures
$2,800,568.98
Transactions
4,275
Largest Contribution
$25,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,800.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
—
Average Contribution
$2,078.71
Average Expenditure
$947.74
First Contribution
11/01/2000
Last Contribution
06/16/2026
First Expenditure
09/06/2000
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
757
Reported Payee Entities
311
Top Contributor
Energy Future Holdings
Top Reported Payee
United States Treasury

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
758
1,435 contributions · $2,840,270.33
Vendor Relationships
160
1,706 payments · $720,608.31
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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 spentLegislative Study Group - CaucusFocal filer / committeeEnergy Future HoldingsEnergy Future Holdings$175,000.00 · 7 giftsChevronChevron$120,000.00 · 8 giftsAT&T TexasAT&T Texas$104,000.00 · 10 giftsVistra Corporate Services CompanyVistra Corporate Services Company$85,000.00 · 5 giftsCenterPoint EnergyCenterPoint Energy$77,355.01 · 15 giftsUnited States TreasuryUnited States Treasury$337,706.68 · 171 paymentsJoseph MaddenJoseph Madden$263,660.43 · 76 paymentsSamantha RuelasSamantha Ruelas$222,234.41 · 46 paymentsEdward D. MartinEdward D. Martin$157,324.44 · 38 paymentsRaul Lopez AlvaradoRaul Lopez Alvarado$104,270.01 · 34 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
Legislative Organization
Subclass
Legislative Caucus
Market Segment
Legislative
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
69

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions92.8th#6 of 69
Expenditures91.3th#7 of 69
Total Financial Activity92.8th#6 of 69
Transaction Volume95.7th#4 of 69

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions38.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures52.7%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Energy Future Holdings $175,000.007
2Chevron $120,000.008
3AT&T Texas $104,000.0010
4Vistra Corporate Services Company $85,000.005
5CenterPoint Energy $77,355.0115
6AT&T Services, Inc. $72,000.0010
7Altria Client Services LLC $64,000.008
8Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC $55,000.0016
9Vistra Corp. $55,000.003
10Texas State Teachers Association $52,000.0012

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1United States Treasury $337,706.68171
2Joseph Madden $263,660.4376
3Samantha Ruelas $222,234.4146
4Edward D. Martin $157,324.4438
5Raul Lopez Alvarado $104,270.0134
6Internal Revenue Service $72,985.6841
7Tanya Gripton $66,214.7547
8Phillip Martin $49,153.0816
9William Pate $48,975.0030
10Brittany A. Sharp $41,347.3114

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$114,180.00 $53,598.15
2025$247,443.42 $305,434.63
2024$295,883.58 $115,219.00
2023$139,176.06 $266,698.20
2022$208,935.29 $155,281.72
2021$88,215.38 $171,368.38
2020$213,785.00 $78,918.27
2019$40,696.19 $228,389.34
2018$171,780.40 $84,823.13
2017$56,950.00 $147,009.04
2016$138,225.00 $20,301.64
2015$24,150.00 $137,390.47
2014$143,110.00 $35,156.65
2013$46,000.00 $219,804.00
2012$167,950.00 $11,684.37
2011$66,154.57 $144,538.81
2010$100,025.00 $74,180.53
2009$46,900.00 $146,121.34
2008$105,000.00 $55,382.20
2007$19,250.00 $92,022.98
2006$117,546.00 $10,217.95
2005$22,000.00 $105,333.28
2004$80,068.25 $10,877.82
2002$645.19 $3,803.34
2001$10,875.00 $112,242.13
2000$78,950.00 $14,771.61

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/16/2026HCA Management Services $7,500.00
06/15/2026PepsiCo $25,000.00
06/15/2026Vistra Operations Company LLC $20,000.00
06/15/2026Constellation Energy Generation LLC $5,000.00
06/15/2026Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $2,500.00
06/05/2026GIFFORDS $500.00
05/26/2026Beer Alliance of Texas LLC $2,500.00
05/22/2026NRG Energy Inc $10,000.00
05/22/2026Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc. $5,000.00
05/22/2026Texas Trial Lawyers Association $2,500.00
05/22/2026Texas Lobby Partners $2,000.00
05/22/2026Texas AFL CIO $1,000.00
05/22/2026Texas Farm Bureau $500.00
05/22/2026Sampson Public Affairs $500.00
05/22/2026Philips Uresti Meachum Partners $500.00
05/22/2026Tracy King $500.00
05/22/2026ACEC Texas $500.00
05/20/2026Rusty Kelley $680.00
05/20/2026Texas Council of Community Centers $500.00
05/07/2026Texas Construction Association $2,500.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Samantha Ruelas $6,012.08Staff Salary
06/30/2026United States Treasury $2,141.17Payroll Taxes
06/30/2026Cara Santucci $461.75Staff Salary
06/30/2026Constant Contact $66.10Subscription to email distribution service
06/30/2026Texas Workforce Commission $10.60Payroll Taxes
06/15/2026Prosperity Bank $25.21Bank Fees
06/05/2026Intuit Inc. $67.16Subscription to accounting software for managing caucus finances
06/05/2026PayPal $14.94Payment processing service fee
06/01/2026Google Workspace $20.47Subscription to Google Workspace for LSG Operations
05/30/2026Constant Contact $66.10Subscription to email distribution service
05/29/2026Samantha Ruelas $6,012.08Staff Salary
05/29/2026United States Treasury $2,141.17Payroll Taxes
05/29/2026Cara Santucci $461.75Staff Salary
05/29/2026Texas Workforce Commission $10.60Payroll Taxes
05/20/2026PayPal $14.94Payment processing service fee
05/15/2026Prosperity Bank $24.70Bank Fees
05/05/2026Intuit Inc. $67.16Subscription to accounting software for managing caucus finances
05/01/2026Google Workspace $20.47Subscription to Google Workspace for LSG Operations
04/30/2026Samantha Ruelas $6,012.08Staff Salary
04/30/2026United States Treasury $2,141.17Payroll Taxes
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 238 ms.