Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Watkins, Beth E. (The Honorable)
JCOH · Court Of Appeals, Justice 4
Filer ID: 00081676
20 reports · First filing 07/17/2017 · Latest filing 01/02/2025
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Filer ID: 00081676
20 reports · First filing 07/17/2017 · Latest filing 01/02/2025
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Committee Details
TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
Court Of Appeals, Justice
District / Place
4
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/17/2017
Latest Filing
01/02/2025
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2024 – 12/26/2024
Reports
20
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$735,704.22
Expenditures
$731,765.11
Transactions
1,265
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$77,679.50
COH as of 12/26/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$863.50
Average Expenditure
$1,771.83
First Contribution
05/15/2017
Last Contribution
03/13/2024
First Expenditure
05/25/2017
Last Expenditure
12/26/2024
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
650
Reported Payee Entities
135
Top Contributor
Michael Cowen
Top Reported Payee
Think Ink Marketing
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
650
852 contributions · $735,704.22
Vendor Relationships
93
287 payments · $656,416.53
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
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
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722
Peer Percentiles
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 95.8th | #368 of 8,722 |
| Expenditures | 96.3th | #325 of 8,722 |
| Total Financial Activity | 96.1th | #343 of 8,722 |
| Transaction Volume | 93.1th | #607 of 8,722 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | 16.4% |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 66.8% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cowen | $11,000.00 | 3 |
| 2 | Chuck Shattles | $10,000.00 | 3 |
| 3 | Thomas J Henry Law PLLC | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Mikal Watts | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Paula Wyatt | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Rene Barrientos | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Shalimar Wallis | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Beth Janicek | $8,500.00 | 4 |
| 9 | Andrew Toscano | $8,000.00 | 3 |
| 10 | Daniel Sciano | $7,500.00 | 2 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think Ink Marketing | $121,798.47 | 2 |
| 2 | Kosub Consulting | $86,275.00 | 8 |
| 3 | Alamo Mailing | $76,589.44 | 2 |
| 4 | Kosub Consulting, LLC | $68,825.00 | 7 |
| 5 | Prestige Printing | $43,826.37 | 3 |
| 6 | Novellion | $42,968.73 | 18 |
| 7 | United States Postal Service | $34,835.66 | 2 |
| 8 | Blueprint Interactive | $30,000.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Lone Star Media | $27,862.20 | 5 |
| 10 | Leonard Jaramillo | $16,400.00 | 4 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $111,316.00 | $327,096.60 |
| 2023 | $193,205.00 | $39,549.33 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $6,113.28 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $2,887.56 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $1,611.14 |
| 2019 | $83,358.00 | $12,415.30 |
| 2018 | $142,500.00 | $296,035.51 |
| 2017 | $205,325.22 | $46,056.39 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13/2024 | Langley & Banack, Inc. | $1,000.00 | |
| 03/13/2024 | Virgil Yanta | $1,000.00 | Attorney |
| 03/13/2024 | James Parker | $250.00 | Attorney |
| 03/13/2024 | Chriss William | $250.00 | Attorney |
| 03/06/2024 | Jonathan Watkins | $400.00 | Attorney |
| 03/04/2024 | Michael Black | $250.00 | Attorney |
| 03/04/2024 | Brian Steward | $200.00 | Attorney |
| 02/29/2024 | Brian Dennis | $1,000.00 | Attorney |
| 02/29/2024 | Sylvan Lang | $1,000.00 | Attorney |
| 02/27/2024 | Leslie Garza-Wright | $150.00 | Marketing |
| 02/27/2024 | Jack Vexler | $60.00 | Monterrey Iron and Metal |
| 02/24/2024 | Volk & McElroy | $1,200.00 | |
| 02/24/2024 | Sara Dysart | $500.00 | Attorney |
| 02/24/2024 | David Plylar | $200.00 | Retired |
| 02/24/2024 | Ramiro Martinez | $100.00 | Retired |
| 02/23/2024 | Joe Ruiz | $1,000.00 | Attorney |
| 02/23/2024 | Arthur Nicholson | $175.00 | Retired |
| 02/22/2024 | Jackson Walker LLP Political Action Committee | $2,500.00 | |
| 02/22/2024 | Knickerbocker, Heredia, Salinas and Salinas | $2,500.00 | |
| 02/22/2024 | Davis Law Firm | $1,200.00 |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Novellion | $7,492.44 | Consulting |
| 12/22/2024 | Getting it Done Right Movers | $1,106.00 | Moving services |
| 12/19/2024 | The Gavel | $509.06 | Happy hour with the staff attorneys I've worked with over the past 6 years to thank them for their s |
| 12/16/2024 | Getting it Done Right Movers | $140.00 | Moving expenses- deposit |
| 12/09/2024 | Little Italy | $200.00 | Dinner with D'mitri Kosub to thank him for the work he did on my campaign |
| 12/04/2024 | San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association | $200.00 | Membership dues |
| 12/04/2024 | Paloma Blanca | $86.38 | Lunch with Cole Bowles to thank him for the social media work he did on my campaign |
| 12/02/2024 | United Way | $100.00 | United Way sponsorship |
| 10/30/2024 | San Antonio Chamber of Commerce | $200.00 | LSA Alumni Association Dues |
| 10/11/2024 | University of Houston Law Center | $1,295.00 | Continuing Legal Education |
| 10/08/2024 | Bexar County Democrats | $30.00 | Contribution |
| 09/26/2024 | San Antonio Bar Foundation | $1,000.00 | Contribution |
| 09/21/2024 | The Esquire | $75.88 | Taking Staff Attorneys Amy Wilson and Shannon Dunn to lunch to celebrate Amy's last day at the Fourt |
| 07/22/2024 | Grassroots Democrats HQ | $100.00 | Grassroots Democrats HQ |
| 04/17/2024 | St. Mary's University School of Law | $2,500.00 | Watkins Workhorse Award |
| 03/28/2024 | Marlene Trevino | $340.84 | Food/Beverage Expense |
| 03/11/2024 | Kosub Consulting, LLC | $39,200.00 | Consulting |
| 03/11/2024 | Novellion | $11,201.25 | Advertising Expense |
| 03/06/2024 | Richard Rodriguez | $100.00 | Lit drop |
| 03/06/2024 | Antonio Siller | $100.00 | Lit drop |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 51 ms.