Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Citizens for Responsible Education (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00053690 · Manchaca · TX
14 reports · First filing 02/12/2003 · Latest filing 01/17/2006
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Manchaca · TX · 78652
First Filing
02/12/2003
Latest Filing
01/17/2006
Latest Reporting Period
07/13/2005 – 01/17/2006
Reports
14

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$800.00
Expenditures
$1,471.10
Transactions
13
Largest Contribution
$200.00
Largest Expenditure
$500.00
COH as of 01/17/2006
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Average Contribution
$114.29
Average Expenditure
$245.18
First Contribution
07/26/2003
Last Contribution
07/26/2003
First Expenditure
07/25/2003
Last Expenditure
01/08/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
7
Reported Payee Entities
6
Top Contributor
El Sol Y La Luna Restaurant
Top Reported Payee
Brent Sparks

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
7
14 contributions · $1,600.00
Vendor Relationships
4
6 payments · $821.10
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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 spentCitizens for Responsible Education…Focal filer / committeeEl Sol Y La Luna RestaurantEl Sol Y La Luna Restaurant$200.00 · 1 giftsBlas TenorioBlas Tenorio$100.00 · 1 giftsErnest KimbroErnest Kimbro$100.00 · 1 giftsJames KohlerJames Kohler$100.00 · 1 giftsJoe GrahamJoe Graham$100.00 · 1 giftsBrent SparksBrent Sparks$500.00 · 1 paymentsCourtney HughesCourtney Hughes$500.00 · 1 paymentsSmokey Denmarks Sausage Co.Smokey Denmarks Sausage Co.$210.00 · 1 paymentsH.E.B. Food StoreH.E.B. Food Store$140.00 · 1 paymentsThe Kyle EagleThe Kyle Eagle$70.70 · 1 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
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures61.5th#2,854 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity59.8th#2,978 of 7,401
Transaction Volume59.7th#2,981 of 7,401

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
1El Sol Y La Luna Restaurant $200.001
2Blas Tenorio $100.001
3Ernest Kimbro $100.001
4James Kohler $100.001
5Joe Graham $100.001
6Ralph Pfluger $100.001
7Tom Searcy $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Brent Sparks $500.001
2Courtney Hughes $500.001
3Smokey Denmarks Sausage Co. $210.001
4H.E.B. Food Store $140.001
5The Kyle Eagle $70.701
6The Free Press $50.401

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2004$0.00 $121.10
2003$800.00 $1,350.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/26/2003El Sol Y La Luna Restaurant $200.00 food sales
07/26/2003James Kohler $100.00 law enforcement officer
07/26/2003Ernest Kimbro $100.00 Retired
07/26/2003Blas Tenorio $100.00 Retired
07/26/2003Ralph Pfluger $100.00 Retired
07/26/2003Joe Graham $100.00 Retired
07/26/2003Tom Searcy $100.00 Bus Sales

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/08/2004The Kyle Eagle $70.70newspaper notice of upcoming bond discussion meeting
01/06/2004The Free Press $50.40newspaper notice of upcoming bond discussion meeting
10/29/2003Brent Sparks $500.00Scholarship award to Hays High School graduate
08/29/2003Courtney Hughes $500.00Scholarship award to Hays High School graduate
07/25/2003Smokey Denmarks Sausage Co. $210.00purchase sausage for scholarship fundraiser meal
07/25/2003H.E.B. Food Store $140.00purchase chicken and drinks for scholarship fundraiser meal
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 236 ms.