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 Courthouse Excellence (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00063670 · Houston · TX
7 reports · First filing 07/09/2008 · Latest filing 07/01/2010
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
Houston · TX · 77057
First Filing
07/09/2008
Latest Filing
07/01/2010
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2010 – 07/01/2010
Reports
7

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$113,750.00
Expenditures
$113,750.00
Transactions
49
Largest Contribution
$10,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$38,785.98
COH as of 07/01/2010
—
Average Contribution
$5,170.45
Average Expenditure
$4,212.96
First Contribution
05/07/2008
Last Contribution
04/16/2009
First Expenditure
06/25/2008
Last Expenditure
06/30/2010

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
22
Reported Payee Entities
10
Top Contributor
ANDREWS & KURTH TEXAS PAC
Top Reported Payee
UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
22
22 contributions · $113,750.00
Vendor Relationships
8
23 payments · $94,135.49
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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 Courthouse Excellence (D…Focal filer / committeeANDREWS & KURTH TEXAS PACANDREWS & KURTH TEXAS PAC$10,000.00 · 1 giftsBAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUNDBAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND$10,000.00 · 1 giftsBRACEWELL & GIULIANIBRACEWELL & GIULIANI$10,000.00 · 1 giftsCHRISTIAN & SMITHCHRISTIAN & SMITH$10,000.00 · 1 giftsFULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLPFULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP$10,000.00 · 1 giftsUPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONSUPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS$71,346.12 · 3 paymentsAlistair DawsonAlistair Dawson$18,413.86 · 3 paymentsGAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES LLPGAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES LLP$7,554.06 · 4 paymentsOLSON & SHUVALOVOLSON & SHUVALOV$5,752.93 · 2 paymentsHOUSTON REALTY BREAKFAST CLUBHOUSTON REALTY BREAKFAST CLUB$5,000.00 · 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
1ANDREWS & KURTH TEXAS PAC $10,000.001
2BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND $10,000.001
3BRACEWELL & GIULIANI $10,000.001
4CHRISTIAN & SMITH $10,000.001
5FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP $10,000.001
6GIBBS & BRUNS LLP $10,000.001
7KING & SPALDING LLP $10,000.001
8POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF WINSTEAD PC $10,000.001
9VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10,000.001
10CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC $5,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS $71,346.123
2Alistair Dawson $18,413.863
3GAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES LLP $7,554.064
4OLSON & SHUVALOV $5,752.932
5HOUSTON REALTY BREAKFAST CLUB $5,000.001
6BECK REDDEN & SECHRIST LLP $2,458.402
7Chase Bank $1,250.488
8DAVID BECK $1,200.651
9TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION $500.001
10ROADRUNNER COURIER $273.502

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2010$0.00 $174.07
2009$500.00 $21,115.67
2008$113,250.00 $92,460.26

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/16/2009GAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES $500.00
11/04/2008CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC $5,000.00
10/30/2008JACKSON WALKER LLP $5,000.00 Law Firm
10/24/2008RELIANT ENERGY INC TEXAS POLITCAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000.00
10/20/2008VINSON & ELKINS TEXAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10,000.00 ATTORNEYS
10/20/2008RUSSELL HARDIN $1,000.00 ATTORNEY
09/26/2008ANDREWS & KURTH TEXAS PAC $10,000.00 ATTORNEYS
09/11/2008BAKER BOTTS AMICUS FUND $10,000.00
09/02/2008BRACEWELL & GIULIANI $10,000.00
09/02/2008FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP $10,000.00
09/02/2008HOWARD HOLSENBECK $1,000.00 RETIRED
08/27/2008GIBBS & BRUNS LLP $10,000.00
08/27/2008PORTER & HEDGES LLP $2,500.00
08/19/2008KING & SPALDING LLP $10,000.00
08/19/2008JOE HUGGINS $500.00
08/19/2008JOE GREENHILL $250.00 JUDGE
08/14/2008DWIGHT JEFFERSON $1,000.00 ATTORNEY
07/31/2008POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF WINSTEAD PC $10,000.00
07/30/2008CHRISTIAN & SMITH $10,000.00
07/30/2008ERIC C. LAIRSON $1,000.00 RETIRED

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2010GAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES LLP $96.07Accounting Fees
06/30/2010Chase Bank $78.00Bank Charges
12/31/2009Chase Bank $84.00Bank Charges
06/30/2009Chase Bank $473.75Bank Charges and Authnet Gateway Web
02/02/2009GAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES LLP $3,000.00ACCOUNTING FEES
01/26/2009Alistair Dawson $17,557.92REIMBURSEMENT EXPENSES FOR DEPARTING JUDGE EVENT
12/31/2008Chase Bank $133.88Bank Charges and Authnet Gateway Web
12/16/2008TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION $500.00LATE FILING
12/04/2008BECK REDDEN & SECHRIST LLP $1,250.55REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECEPTION
12/01/2008ROADRUNNER COURIER $46.00COURIER CHARGES
11/12/2008OLSON & SHUVALOV $3,891.17ARTWORK AND PRINTING OF FLYERS
11/09/2008DAVID BECK $1,200.65REIMBURSEMENT FOR STAFF FLOWERS FOOD
11/09/2008ROADRUNNER COURIER $227.50COURIER CHARGES
11/07/2008OLSON & SHUVALOV $1,861.76REVISIONS PRINTING AND SHIPPING
11/04/2008UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS $28,855.69MAILERS\n
10/31/2008Chase Bank $64.95Bank Charges and Authnet Gateway Web
10/30/2008UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS $3,704.45WEBSITE\n
10/20/2008UPSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS $38,785.98FLYERS/ADVERTISING\n
09/30/2008Chase Bank $66.70Bank Charges and Authnet Gateway Web
09/11/2008GAINER DONNELLY & DESROCHES LLP $2,617.56ACCOUNTING FEES
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 127 ms.