Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Caldwell County Tejano Democrats (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Caldwell County Tejano Democrats (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00054063 · Lockhart · TX
47 reports · First filing 07/14/2003 · Latest filing 04/03/2017
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
Lockhart · TX · 78644
First Filing
07/14/2003
Latest Filing
04/03/2017
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2017 – 03/31/2017
Reports
47

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,091.00
Expenditures
$30,972.13
Transactions
180
Largest Contribution
$705.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,000.00
COH as of 03/31/2017
$0.00
Average Contribution
$418.20
Average Expenditure
$176.98
First Contribution
05/13/2007
Last Contribution
10/08/2014
First Expenditure
08/17/2006
Last Expenditure
10/16/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
106
Top Contributor
Various Individuals
Top Reported Payee
Margarito Zapata

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
5 contributions · $2,091.00
Vendor Relationships
61
106 payments · $16,625.86
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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 spentCaldwell County Tejano Democrats (D…Focal filer / committeeVarious IndividualsVarious Individuals$886.00 · 3 giftsMargarito ZapataMargarito Zapata$705.00 · 1 giftsTejano DemocratsTejano Democrats$500.00 · 1 giftsMargarito ZapataMargarito Zapata$2,853.51 · 14 paymentsCALDWELL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTYCALDWELL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$2,300.00 · 2 paymentsGreater Caldwell County Hispanic Chamber of CommerceGreater Caldwell County Hispanic Cham…$1,125.00 · 5 paymentsW.D. FowlerW.D. Fowler$1,000.00 · 2 paymentsMARGARITO ZAPATAMARGARITO ZAPATA$929.15 · 4 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
1Various Individuals $886.003
2Margarito Zapata $705.001
3Tejano Democrats $500.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Margarito Zapata $2,853.5114
2CALDWELL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $2,300.002
3Greater Caldwell County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce $1,125.005
4W.D. Fowler $1,000.002
5MARGARITO ZAPATA $929.154
6Ezequiel Estrada $874.463
7Neto Madrigal $773.804
8Eddie Moses $702.322
9City of Luling $700.003
10Jesse Cruz $600.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$500.00 $4,937.65
2013$0.00 $5,550.81
2012$0.00 $6,553.75
2011$0.00 $2,996.74
2010$0.00 $591.09
2009$0.00 $2,392.75
2008$0.00 $4,826.86
2007$1,591.00 $1,442.80
2006$0.00 $1,679.68

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/08/2014Tejano Democrats $500.00
09/17/2007Various Individuals $586.00
09/16/2007Various Individuals $170.00
09/16/2007Various Individuals $130.00
05/13/2007Margarito Zapata $705.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/16/2014San Marcos Daily Record $252.00political ad
10/16/2014Luling Newsboy $228.00political ad
10/16/2014Lockhart Post Register $224.25political ad
10/08/2014Eddie Moses $300.00political contribution
10/08/2014Mary Alice Llanas $300.00political contribution
10/08/2014Joe Roland $300.00political contribution
10/08/2014Raymond DeLeon $300.00political contribution
10/08/2014Aurora Chavira $300.00political contribution
10/08/2014Homer Horne $300.00political contribution
10/08/2014Fermin Islas $300.00political contribution
10/06/2014Caldwell County Democratic Party $200.00banquet
05/05/2014GREG HANNA $401.07FOOD FOR CINCO BOOTH
05/02/2014FIRST LOCKHART NATIONAL BANK $200.00CHANGE FOR BOOTH (TO BE RINBURSED)
05/02/2014MARYALICE LLANAS $106.48SUPPLIES FOR CINCO BOOTH
03/21/2014GREATER CALDWELL COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $200.00BOOTH RENTAL FEE
02/28/2014MARGARITO ZAPATA $227.77KART RACES BOOTH FOOD
02/28/2014CUEVAS PRODUCE $87.00PRODUCE FOR BOOTH EVENT
02/07/2014GREATER CALDWELL COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $125.00BOOTH RENTAL FOR EVENT
01/12/2014MARGARITO ZAPATA $278.38FOOD FOR LA VOZ BANQUET
01/12/2014MARYALICE LLANAS $101.55REINBURE FOR LA VOZ SUPPLIES
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 57 ms.