Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Tex Blog PAC (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Tex Blog PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00061837 · Austin · TX
24 reports · First filing 07/13/2007 · Latest filing 03/28/2013
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
Austin · TX · 78723
First Filing
07/13/2007
Latest Filing
03/28/2013
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2013 – 03/28/2013
Reports
24

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$68,171.70
Expenditures
$64,728.67
Transactions
589
Largest Contribution
$7,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$19,943.41
COH as of 03/28/2013
$0.00
Average Contribution
$131.35
Average Expenditure
$938.10
First Contribution
08/04/2007
Last Contribution
07/20/2012
First Expenditure
09/20/2007
Last Expenditure
03/27/2013

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
388
Reported Payee Entities
32
Top Contributor
Garnet Coleman
Top Reported Payee
Kelly Graphics

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
388
686 contributions · $79,016.30
Vendor Relationships
25
70 payments · $72,337.68
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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 spentTex Blog PAC (DISSOLVED)Focal filer / committeeGarnet ColemanGarnet Coleman$9,100.00 · 3 giftsSenfronia Thompson Campaign FundSenfronia Thompson Campaign Fund$7,500.00 · 2 giftsValinda Bolton CampaignValinda Bolton Campaign$3,600.00 · 2 giftsTexas Democratic PartyTexas Democratic Party$3,500.00 · 2 giftsJohn ThorntonJohn Thornton$2,500.00 · 1 giftsKelly GraphicsKelly Graphics$19,943.41 · 1 paymentsChrist Turner CampaignChrist Turner Campaign$6,000.00 · 2 paymentsDiana Maldonado CampaignDiana Maldonado Campaign$6,000.00 · 2 paymentsJoe Moody CampaignJoe Moody Campaign$6,000.00 · 2 paymentsRobert Miklos CampaignRobert Miklos Campaign$6,000.00 · 2 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
1Garnet Coleman $9,100.003
2Senfronia Thompson Campaign Fund $7,500.002
3Valinda Bolton Campaign $3,600.002
4Texas Democratic Party $3,500.002
5John Thornton $2,500.001
6Dan Grant for Congress $2,250.002
7Eduardo Rodriguez Campaign $2,200.003
8Lone Star Fund $2,000.002
9Elliott Naightat Campaign $2,000.001
10John Lipscombe $1,100.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Kelly Graphics $19,943.411
2Christ Turner Campaign $6,000.002
3Diana Maldonado Campaign $6,000.002
4Joe Moody Campaign $6,000.002
5Robert Miklos Campaign $6,000.002
6Sherrie Matula Campaign $6,000.002
7Bourbon Street Bar and Grill $2,800.001
8Cuba Libre $2,019.331
9Kurt Meachum $1,691.663
10Club Curve $1,580.002

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2013$0.00 $1,622.44
2012$805.65 $2,063.25
2011$2.66 $2,221.00
2010$1,328.82 $3,121.38
2009$4,268.00 $2,364.52
2008$44,987.96 $50,170.56
2007$16,778.61 $3,165.52

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
07/20/2012ActBlue Texas $105.65
06/22/2012Donna Howard Campaign $100.00
06/20/2012Susan Criss $100.00 State of Texas · District Judge
06/13/2012Kirk Watson Campaign $100.00
06/13/2012Ana Hernandez Luna Campaign $100.00
06/07/2012Ann Johnson Campaign Account $100.00
06/07/2012Armando Walle Campaign $100.00
06/06/2012Jessica Farrar Campaign $100.00
02/13/2011ActBlue Texas $1.70
02/06/2011ActBlue Texas $0.96
10/14/2010Andy Szekeres $1.82 3pg Now · Owner
10/13/2010Jon Hoadley $25.00 Publicus · Director of Advocacy
10/13/2010Angie Buhl $20.00 Self · Consultant
10/13/2010Rudy Klecka $2.00 Cisco System · Engineer
06/25/2010Senfronia Thompson $100.00 Texas House · State Representative
06/25/2010Charles Bear $100.00 USAA · I/T Architect
06/25/2010Kathleen Vossler $10.00 Vossler and Renken · Attorney
06/25/2010Gerado Peruchini $10.00 Harris County Democratic Party · Organizer
06/25/2010John Gorczynski $10.00 Self · Consultant
06/25/2010Daniel Derozier $10.00 Net Victories · Consultant

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
03/27/2013Burnt Orange Report $811.22Dissolution contribution
03/27/2013Progress Texas $811.22Dissolution contribution
06/20/2012Outmane Yanouri $250.00Payment for Convention Party
06/20/2012Vince Leibowitz $92.53Reimbursement for USPS Store
06/16/2012DreamHost $119.77Website Hosting & Domain Registration
06/11/2012Club Curve $330.00State Convention Event
06/04/2012Club Curve $1,250.00State Convention Event
06/04/2012FedEx $20.95Overnight Check for Houston Event
12/14/2011Facebook $27.21Facebook Ads
12/13/2011Facebook $26.48Facebook Ads
12/12/2011Facebook $54.48Facebook Ads
12/09/2011Google AdWords $210.53Google AdWords Buy
11/14/2011Facebook $110.34Facebook Ads
11/10/2011Google AdWords $730.93Google AdWords Buy
11/10/2011Facebook $192.36Facebook Ads
11/09/2011Facebook $143.75Facebook Ads
11/08/2011Facebook $110.00Facebook Ads
11/07/2011Facebook $340.27Facebook Ads
07/19/2011Harland Clarke Checks $42.53Order of Checks
07/18/2011DreamHost $59.65Domains and Web Hosting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 48 ms.