Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Empower Texans dba Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Filer / Committee

Empower Texans dba Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

DCE · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00068517 · Austin · TX
15 reports · First filing 05/21/2012 · Latest filing 09/02/2014
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 · 78720
First Filing
05/21/2012
Latest Filing
09/02/2014
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2014 – 09/01/2014
Reports
15

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$0.00
Expenditures
$1,069,300.05
Transactions
1,183
Largest Contribution
—
Largest Expenditure
$256,111.32
COH as of 09/01/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
—
Average Expenditure
$4,550.21
First Contribution
—
Last Contribution
—
First Expenditure
04/30/2012
Last Expenditure
08/26/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
0
Reported Payee Entities
22
Top Contributor
—
Top Reported Payee
Local Voice Solutions

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
0
0 contributions · $0.00
Vendor Relationships
18
240 payments · $2,225,055.98
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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 spentEmpower Texans dba Texans for Fisca…Focal filer / committeeLocal Voice SolutionsLocal Voice Solutions$291,009.72 · 2 paymentsCampaign InnovationsCampaign Innovations$276,795.82 · 3 paymentsNext Wave CommunicationNext Wave Communication$270,147.28 · 44 paymentsFacebookFacebook$95,784.97 · 74 paymentsWishList DirectWishList Direct$22,512.51 · 2 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

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Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Local Voice Solutions $291,009.722
2Campaign Innovations $276,795.823
3Next Wave Communication $270,147.2844
4Facebook $95,784.9774
5WishList Direct $22,512.512
6Next Wave Communications $18,721.841
7Vici Media $17,988.422
8Dialing Services LLC $17,824.7240
9Google Inc $14,300.0030
10WishLIST Direct $13,437.911

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$0.00 $703,503.68
2013$0.00 $13,437.91
2012$0.00 $352,358.46

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/26/2014Quik Print $6,644.81Memo to taxpayers about endorsement in SD28
05/16/2014Campaign Innovations $10,000.00Promoting website DanBranchRecord.com
05/01/2014Campaign Innovations $10,684.50Mailing announcing endorsement of Steve Toth
02/22/2014Facebook $3,013.42Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/22/2014Facebook $3,013.42Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/21/2014Local Voice Solutions $145,504.86Phone banking services
02/21/2014Local Voice Solutions $145,504.86Phone banking services
02/21/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
02/21/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
02/20/2014Facebook $3,024.44Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/20/2014Facebook $3,024.44Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/20/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
02/20/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
02/19/2014Facebook $3,096.66Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/19/2014Facebook $3,096.66Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/19/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
02/19/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
02/18/2014Facebook $3,068.33Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/18/2014Facebook $3,068.33Facebook ads for Empower Texans websites
02/18/2014Google Inc $500.00Google ads for Empower Texans websites. See Memo.
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 33 ms.