Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Big River Media

DCE · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00081111 · Laredo · TX
8 reports · First filing 10/31/2016 · Latest filing 01/17/2023
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
ACTIVE
Filer Type
DCE
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Laredo · TX · 78042
First Filing
10/31/2016
Latest Filing
01/17/2023
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
Reports
8

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$0.00
Expenditures
$214,629.93
Transactions
29
Largest Contribution
—
Largest Expenditure
$73,390.00
COH as of 12/31/2022
—
Average Contribution
—
Average Expenditure
$7,401.03
First Contribution
—
Last Contribution
—
First Expenditure
10/25/2016
Last Expenditure
12/19/2022

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
0
Reported Payee Entities
7
Top Contributor
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Top Reported Payee
Election Support Services, Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
0
0 contributions · $0.00
Vendor Relationships
6
27 payments · $224,259.93
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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 spentBig River MediaFocal filer / committeeElection Support Services, Inc.Election Support Services, Inc.$138,864.60 · 18 paymentsGrowth ConsultingGrowth Consulting$44,134.73 · 4 paymentsBig River MediaBig River Media$15,745.60 · 1 paymentsElection Support Services, IncElection Support Services, Inc$12,000.00 · 1 paymentsTim SorrellsTim Sorrells$2,370.00 · 3 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
Expenditures74.0th#72 of 273
Total Financial Activity74.0th#72 of 273
Transaction Volume65.9th#94 of 273

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

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#ContributorTotalGifts
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Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Election Support Services, Inc. $138,864.6018
2Growth Consulting $44,134.734
3Big River Media $15,745.601
4Election Support Services, Inc $12,000.001
5Tim Sorrells $2,370.003
6FIT2PRINT, LLC $1,375.001
7Webb County Elections Office $140.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2022$0.00 $23,642.05
2020$0.00 $23,779.78
2018$0.00 $121,434.10
2016$0.00 $45,774.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
12/19/2022Growth Consulting $23,502.05Mail and Text Campaign
12/16/2022Webb County Elections Office $140.00Voter Public Information
12/23/2020Election Support Services, Inc. $990.45Robocall Campaign
12/23/2020Election Support Services, Inc. $781.65Robocall Campaign
12/22/2020Growth Consulting $9,026.68Mail Campaign
12/22/2020Growth Consulting $8,806.00Mail Campaign
12/22/2020FIT2PRINT, LLC $1,375.00Video Advertisement
12/19/2020Growth Consulting $2,800.00Digital Media Campaign
12/07/2018Election Support Services, Inc. $11,700.00Radio Media Placement - Laredo, Texas
12/07/2018Election Support Services, Inc. $3,443.50Print Media Placement - Laredo, Texas
12/07/2018Election Support Services, Inc. $400.00Radio Media Placement - Laredo, Texas
12/03/2018Big River Media $15,745.60Digital Billboards - Laredo, Texas
12/03/2018Tim Sorrells $210.00Title 15 Compliance
11/27/2018Election Support Services, Inc. $73,390.00Radio and Print Media Placement; Robocalls - Laredo, Texas
10/30/2018Tim Sorrells $150.00Title 15 Compliance
10/26/2018Election Support Services, Inc. $16,395.00Media Placement: Radio - Laredo
12/07/2016Election Support Services, Inc. $7,994.00Radio advertising
12/07/2016Election Support Services, Inc. $1,000.50Broadcast calling service
12/05/2016Election Support Services, Inc. $9,000.00Political planning
11/15/2016Tim Sorrells $2,010.00Election code compliance
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 17 ms.