Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Texas Is Better, Inc. (INACTIVE)

SPAC · INACTIVE
Filer ID: 00070666 · Austin · TX
9 reports · First filing 07/15/2015 · Latest filing 03/05/2019
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
INACTIVE
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78768
First Filing
07/15/2015
Latest Filing
03/05/2019
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2019 – 03/05/2019
Reports
9

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,750.00
Expenditures
$523.80
Transactions
8
Largest Contribution
$2,500.00
Largest Expenditure
$111.96
COH as of 03/05/2019
$2,375.67
Average Contribution
$1,375.00
Average Expenditure
$87.30
First Contribution
01/28/2015
Last Contribution
01/28/2015
First Expenditure
02/03/2015
Last Expenditure
12/29/2017

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2
Reported Payee Entities
3
Top Contributor
Steven Rudner
Top Reported Payee
Network Solutions

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2
2 contributions · $2,750.00
Vendor Relationships
3
6 payments · $523.80
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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 Is Better, Inc. (INACTIVE)Focal filer / committeeSteven RudnerSteven Rudner$2,500.00 · 1 giftsChuck SmithChuck Smith$250.00 · 1 giftsNetwork SolutionsNetwork Solutions$309.84 · 3 paymentsAmerican ExpressAmerican Express$162.96 · 2 paymentsTexas State ComptrollerTexas State Comptroller$51.00 · 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
Specific 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
1Steven Rudner $2,500.001
2Chuck Smith $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Network Solutions $309.843
2American Express $162.962
3Texas State Comptroller $51.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2017$0.00 $325.92
2015$2,750.00 $197.88

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
01/28/2015Steven Rudner $2,500.00 Rudner Law Office · Attorney
01/28/2015Chuck Smith $250.00 Equality Texas · Executive Director

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/29/2017American Express $111.96Domain name renewal
12/05/2017Network Solutions $111.96Domain name renewal
09/07/2017American Express $51.00Late fee for franchise tax report
08/04/2017Texas State Comptroller $51.00Late fee for franchise tax report
12/05/2015Network Solutions $107.96Domain registration fees
02/03/2015Network Solutions $89.92Domain registration
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 115 ms.