Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Better Government PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00085307 · Houston · TX
11 reports · First filing 07/15/2021 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77009
First Filing
07/15/2021
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
11

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$95,480.50
Expenditures
$91,846.50
Transactions
17
Largest Contribution
$43,750.00
Largest Expenditure
$43,750.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,130.00
Average Contribution
$10,608.94
Average Expenditure
$11,480.81
First Contribution
02/25/2021
Last Contribution
02/01/2026
First Expenditure
04/12/2021
Last Expenditure
01/24/2024

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
3
Reported Payee Entities
4
Top Contributor
Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC
Top Reported Payee
Texas Petition Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
3
9 contributions · $95,480.50
Vendor Relationships
3
6 payments · $88,596.50
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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 spentBetter Government PACFocal filer / committeeHouston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PACHouston Professional Fire Fighters As…$89,913.00 · 7 giftsThe Center for Opportunity UrbanismThe Center for Opportunity Urbanism$5,000.00 · 1 giftsBetter Government PACBetter Government PAC$567.50 · 1 giftsTexas Petition StrategiesTexas Petition Strategies$87,500.00 · 2 paymentsRyan CagneyRyan Cagney$3,250.00 · 2 paymentsAtchley & Associates LLPAtchley & Associates LLP$790.50 · 3 paymentsAtchley & AssociatesAtchley & Associates$306.00 · 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
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions88.3th#866 of 7,401
Expenditures88.3th#869 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity88.0th#888 of 7,401
Transaction Volume70.7th#2,173 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions100.0%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $89,913.007
2The Center for Opportunity Urbanism $5,000.001
3Better Government PAC $567.501

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texas Petition Strategies $87,500.002
2Ryan Cagney $3,250.002
3Atchley & Associates LLP $790.503
4Atchley & Associates $306.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$301.50 $0.00
2025$612.00 $0.00
2024$567.50 $546.50
2023$0.00 $3,800.00
2021$93,999.50 $87,500.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/01/2026Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $301.50
08/01/2025Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $269.00
04/01/2025Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $343.00
08/01/2024Better Government PAC $567.50
12/20/2021The Center for Opportunity Urbanism $5,000.00
09/03/2021Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $1,299.50
04/12/2021Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $43,750.00
03/11/2021Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $43,750.00
02/25/2021Houston Professional Fire Fighters Assn. Local #341 PAC $200.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
01/24/2024Atchley & Associates LLP $302.50PAC accounting and reporting services
01/04/2024Atchley & Associates LLP $244.00PAC accounting and reporting services
08/31/2023Ryan Cagney $2,500.00PAC website and social media
08/31/2023Ryan Cagney $750.00PAC mailer
07/28/2023Atchley & Associates LLP $244.00PAC accounting and reporting services
03/14/2023Atchley & Associates $306.00PAC reporting services
04/12/2021Texas Petition Strategies $43,750.00PAC strategy consulting
04/12/2021Texas Petition Strategies $43,750.00PAC strategy consulting
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 43 ms.