Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texans for Joe Straus

SPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00056637 · San Antonio · TX
80 reports · First filing 01/28/2005 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Political Action Committee · Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
San Antonio · TX · 78209
First Filing
01/28/2005
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
80

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$34,341,418.63
Expenditures
$31,616,257.70
Transactions
37,271
Largest Contribution
$150,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$2,500,000.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,762,536.56
Average Contribution
$1,935.27
Average Expenditure
$1,619.19
First Contribution
01/13/2005
Last Contribution
10/28/2017
First Expenditure
01/15/2005
Last Expenditure
06/30/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
7,820
Reported Payee Entities
1,876
Top Contributor
James Pitcock
Top Reported Payee
Joe R. Straus III Candidate Officeholder Account

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
7,824
22,768 contributions · $42,259,913.95
Vendor Relationships
1,778
21,034 payments · $31,606,149.79
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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 spentTexans for Joe StrausFocal filer / committeeJames PitcockJames Pitcock$500,000.00 · 5 giftsAT&T Texas PACAT&T Texas PAC$267,000.00 · 15 giftsCharles ButtCharles Butt$228,100.00 · 16 giftsBob J. PerryBob J. Perry$222,500.00 · 18 giftsFarmers Employee and Agent PAC of TexasFarmers Employee and Agent PAC of Tex…$221,000.00 · 8 giftsJoe R. Straus III Candidate Officeholder AccountJoe R. Straus III Candidate Officehol…$3,000,000.00 · 2 paymentsTexas Forever Forward PACTexas Forever Forward PAC$2,500,000.00 · 1 paymentsLHP+Company Inc.LHP+Company Inc.$1,590,319.19 · 160 paymentsGordon JohnsonGordon Johnson$1,241,148.29 · 31 paymentsGDC Marketing and IdeationGDC Marketing and Ideation$1,189,028.45 · 15 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
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures99.0th#75 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity97.8th#161 of 7,401
Transaction Volume95.2th#358 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures62.5%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1James Pitcock $500,000.005
2AT&T Texas PAC $267,000.0015
3Charles Butt $228,100.0016
4Bob J. Perry $222,500.0018
5Farmers Employee and Agent PAC of Texas $221,000.008
6Associated General Contractors of Texas PAC $213,400.0045
7Woody Hunt $207,142.209
8Peter Holt $204,500.0011
9John Weisman $185,000.006
10Curtis Mewbourne $175,834.915

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Joe R. Straus III Candidate Officeholder Account $3,000,000.002
2Texas Forever Forward PAC $2,500,000.001
3LHP+Company Inc. $1,590,319.19160
4Gordon Johnson $1,241,148.2931
5GDC Marketing and Ideation $1,189,028.4515
6Burson Marstellar $945,956.7486
7Joe R. Straus Candidate/Officeholder Account $910,000.002
8Department of Treasury $860,632.33285
9Joe. R. Straus Candidate/Officeholder Account $750,000.002
10Lilly and Company, LLC $661,651.97136

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$0.00 $126,881.27
2025$0.00 $386,386.20
2024$0.00 $443,046.62
2023$0.00 $464,806.75
2022$0.00 $247,156.21
2021$0.00 $496,125.73
2020$0.00 $877,026.77
2019$0.00 $3,430,134.60
2018$0.00 $2,243,889.75
2017$1,388,230.00 $1,874,880.36
2016$5,798,360.91 $4,267,604.32
2015$2,837,745.18 $2,561,484.97
2014$5,255,538.54 $2,795,920.01
2013$2,785,624.48 $1,974,008.03
2012$3,981,938.76 $2,561,677.37
2011$2,065,261.53 $931,135.18
2010$3,724,782.32 $4,227,823.33
2009$5,091,913.74 $1,049,056.70
2008$192,409.32 $154,399.91
2007$418,601.11 $149,473.64
2006$233,620.00 $128,098.52
2005$567,392.74 $225,241.46

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
10/28/2017General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee $500.00
10/27/2017Mary Sahs $25.00 Self Employed · Attorney
10/25/2017Louise Sutton $100.00
10/23/2017Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy $10,000.00
10/23/2017Pepsico, Inc. Concerned Citizens Fund $7,500.00
10/23/2017John Pitts $5,000.00 John R. Pitts · Attorney
10/23/2017Don Faust $5,000.00 Faust Distributing Company · Chairman/Beer Distributor
10/23/2017Friends of UTD Political Action Committee $2,500.00
10/23/2017Virginia Elkins $2,500.00 The Virginia Arnold Elkins Agency · Investments
10/23/2017Texas Medical Association PAC (TEXPAC) $1,500.00
10/23/2017Texas Instruments Incorporated PAC $1,000.00
10/23/2017Entergy Corporation Political Action Committee $1,000.00
10/22/2017Sam Boldrick $1,000.00 The Trust Company, N.A. · Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer
10/19/2017Charles Tate $75,000.00 Capital Royalty, LLC · Chairman Of The Board
10/19/2017Carl Sewell $10,000.00 Sewell Automotive Companies · Chairman
10/18/2017Harlan Crow $50,000.00 Crow Holdings · CEO
10/17/2017Joe Huggins $5,000.00 Houston Distributing Company · President & CEO
10/17/2017John Willson Ropp $2,500.00 Prince International · CEO
10/17/2017Chris Borman $250.00 SAP · Software Sales
10/16/2017Kelcy Warren $25,000.00 Energy Transfer Partners · CEO/Chairman of the Board

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2026Tara Korstad $2,415.00Wages for administrative services for political committee.
06/30/2026Meredith Brewer $2,362.73Wages for administrative services for political office.
06/30/2026Department of Treasury $1,704.26Incurred federal payroll taxes.
06/30/2026Department of Treasury $84.00Incurred Federal Unemployment Taxes.
06/30/2026Millan and Company P.C. $63.75Accounting and compliance.
06/30/2026Texas Workforce Commission $6.32Incurred State Unemployment Taxes.
06/26/2026Chase Cardmember Service $1,131.64Credit card payment for incurred political expenses.
06/25/2026Dallas Morning News $38.92Subscription for political use.
06/24/2026Texas State History Museum Foundation $2,500.00Charitable contribution.
06/23/2026Nation Builder $120.00Political database software support.
06/16/2026Intuit $18.90Monthly payroll processing fee.
06/15/2026Department of Treasury $1,704.28Federal payroll taxes.
06/15/2026Houston Chronicle $38.54Subscription for political use.
06/14/2026American Express $1,458.45Credit card payment for incurred political expenses.
06/10/2026U.S. Post Office $8.60Political office postage.
06/03/2026Davis Kaufman PLLC $1,500.00Legal counsel for political committee.
06/02/2026Go Daddy.com $35.16Monthly domain license.
06/02/2026U.S. Post Office $20.40Political office postage.
06/02/2026Intuit $1.87Vendor payroll processing fees.
06/01/2026Bridgehead, I.T. $24.03Monthly IT software fee.
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 2,003 ms.