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

Alvarez, J.M. (Mr.)

JCOH · JUDGEDIST_MULTI 229
Filer ID: 00051932 · Rio Grande City · TX
3 reports · First filing 01/26/2016 · Latest filing 05/31/2016
Candidate Committee · Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
JUDGEDIST_MULTI
District / Place
229
Mailing Location
Rio Grande City · TX · 78582
First Filing
01/26/2016
Latest Filing
05/31/2016
Latest Reporting Period
01/22/2016 – 02/20/2016
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$500.00
Expenditures
$25,835.66
Transactions
16
Largest Contribution
$500.00
Largest Expenditure
$7,361.00
COH as of 02/20/2016
$1,067.18
Average Contribution
$500.00
Average Expenditure
$1,722.38
First Contribution
11/17/2015
Last Contribution
11/17/2015
First Expenditure
09/23/2015
Last Expenditure
02/12/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1
Reported Payee Entities
12
Top Contributor
Reynaldo Merino
Top Reported Payee
Print Works USA

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1
1 contributions · $500.00
Vendor Relationships
12
15 payments · $25,835.66
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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 spentAlvarez, J.M. (Mr.)Focal filer / committeeReynaldo MerinoReynaldo Merino$500.00 · 1 giftsPrint Works USAPrint Works USA$7,361.00 · 1 paymentsBrand Boosters Co.Brand Boosters Co.$6,928.00 · 1 paymentsThe EnterpriseThe Enterprise$2,600.00 · 2 paymentsStarr County Town CrierStarr County Town Crier$2,506.98 · 2 paymentsEnlace NewspaperEnlace Newspaper$1,400.00 · 1 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
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
1Reynaldo Merino $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Print Works USA $7,361.001
2Brand Boosters Co. $6,928.001
3The Enterprise $2,600.002
4Starr County Town Crier $2,506.982
5Enlace Newspaper $1,400.001
6Texas Democratic Party $1,250.001
7Alice Newspapers, Inc. $884.001
8Hebbronville View $800.001
9Koko's $800.001
10Las Noticias $600.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$0.00 $3,312.66
2015$500.00 $22,523.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/17/2015Reynaldo Merino $500.00 self · attorney

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/12/2016The Enterprise $1,300.00news paper ads
02/12/2016The Enterprise $1,300.00 Political Ads
02/09/2016Sign Works $102.84bumper stickers
02/09/2016Sign Works $102.84sign
01/02/2016Starr County Town Crier $506.98Ads on Starr County Town Crier
12/17/2015Print Works USA $7,361.00Christmas mail out
12/08/2015Texas Democratic Party $1,250.00filing fees
12/03/2015Enlace Newspaper $1,400.00newspaper ad
11/17/2015Koko's $800.00Campaign event
10/30/2015Dr. Stanley Halloween Monster Bash $500.00Halloween booth
10/08/2015Brand Boosters Co. $6,928.00signs
10/07/2015Las Noticias $600.00newspaper ad
10/03/2015Starr County Town Crier $2,000.00newspaper ad
09/23/2015Alice Newspapers, Inc. $884.00newspaper ad
09/23/2015Hebbronville View $800.00newspaper ad
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 281 ms.