Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Filer / Committee

Texas Can Do Better

DCE · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00068516 · Austin · TX
6 reports · First filing 05/21/2012 · Latest filing 02/22/2016
Independent Expenditure · Direct Campaign Expenditure · Independent

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Independent Expenditure
Subclass
Direct Campaign Expenditure
Market Segment
Independent
Status
INACTIVE
Filer Type
DCE
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78702
First Filing
05/21/2012
Latest Filing
02/22/2016
Latest Reporting Period
01/22/2016 – 02/20/2016
Reports
6

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$0.00
Expenditures
$156,912.35
Transactions
50
Largest Contribution
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Largest Expenditure
$62,089.19
COH as of 02/20/2016
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Average Contribution
—
Average Expenditure
$19,614.04
First Contribution
—
Last Contribution
—
First Expenditure
10/10/2014
Last Expenditure
02/16/2016

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
0
Reported Payee Entities
7
Top Contributor
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Top Reported Payee
American Printing & Mailing

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
0
0 contributions · $0.00
Vendor Relationships
6
8 payments · $156,912.35
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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 spentTexas Can Do BetterFocal filer / committeeAmerican Printing & MailingAmerican Printing & Mailing$117,856.94 · 2 paymentsKelly GraphicsKelly Graphics$31,653.46 · 1 paymentsU.S. Postal ServiceU.S. Postal Service$4,340.00 · 2 paymentsAllied Printing & MailingAllied Printing & Mailing$2,376.09 · 1 paymentsNGP VAN, Inc.NGP VAN, Inc.$583.18 · 1 paymentsNo contributor relationships in this window
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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
Independent Expenditure
Subclass
Direct Campaign Expenditure
Market Segment
Independent
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
273

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions99.6th#2 of 273
Expenditures53.5th#128 of 273
Total Financial Activity53.5th#128 of 273
Transaction Volume53.5th#128 of 273

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
No contributor records in this window.

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1American Printing & Mailing $117,856.942
2Kelly Graphics $31,653.461
3U.S. Postal Service $4,340.002
4Allied Printing & Mailing $2,376.091
5NGP VAN, Inc. $583.181
6FedEx $102.681

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2016$0.00 $6,818.77
2014$0.00 $150,093.58

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
02/16/2016U.S. Postal Service $3,850.00Postage for independent campaign literature
02/12/2016U.S. Postal Service $490.00Postage for independent campaign literature
02/08/2016Allied Printing & Mailing $2,376.09Printing independent campaign literature
01/26/2016FedEx $102.68Printing independent campaign literature
10/23/2014NGP VAN, Inc. $583.18Independent campaign phone calls
10/21/2014Kelly Graphics $31,653.46printing/mailing independent campaign literature
10/10/2014American Printing & Mailing $62,089.19printing/mailing independent campaign literature
10/10/2014American Printing & Mailing $55,767.75Printing/mailing independent campaign literature
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Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 15 ms.