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

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00086559 · Plano · TX
22 reports · First filing 07/15/2022 · 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
Plano · TX · 75023
First Filing
07/15/2022
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
02/22/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
22

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$242,499.97
Expenditures
$90,790.97
Transactions
696
Largest Contribution
$116,045.32
Largest Expenditure
$10,750.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$2,633.36
Average Contribution
$739.33
Average Expenditure
$246.71
First Contribution
01/21/2022
Last Contribution
02/02/2026
First Expenditure
03/22/2022
Last Expenditure
06/09/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
174
Reported Payee Entities
61
Top Contributor
Coalition Por For Texas PAC
Top Reported Payee
Thomas Partners Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
174
334 contributions · $243,514.97
Vendor Relationships
48
360 payments · $86,628.12
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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 spentA Better TexasFocal filer / committeeCoalition Por For Texas PACCoalition Por For Texas PAC$177,426.90 · 4 giftsMontgomery BennettMontgomery Bennett$8,000.00 · 2 giftsRichard WeekleyRichard Weekley$6,100.00 · 1 giftsCollin County Republican PartyCollin County Republican Party$2,577.21 · 1 giftsDavid CashDavid Cash$2,500.00 · 1 giftsThomas Partners StrategiesThomas Partners Strategies$27,008.28 · 4 paymentsCamelback Strategy GroupCamelback Strategy Group$20,593.58 · 2 paymentsAscent Campaign StrategiesAscent Campaign Strategies$5,000.00 · 1 paymentsBrookhaven Country Club, Inc.Brookhaven Country Club, Inc.$4,229.31 · 4 paymentsWendy Krispin Caterer, IncWendy Krispin Caterer, Inc$3,951.31 · 2 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
Contributions92.7th#543 of 7,401
Expenditures88.2th#876 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity91.2th#654 of 7,401
Transaction Volume92.4th#560 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions83.8%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures66.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Coalition Por For Texas PAC $177,426.904
2Montgomery Bennett $8,000.002
3Richard Weekley $6,100.001
4Collin County Republican Party $2,577.211
5David Cash $2,500.001
6Nyda Faith $1,600.002
7Haley Kyles $1,376.8010
8Vladimir Camacho $1,220.008
9Sher LaDieu $1,215.006
10Joseph Pianelli $1,100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Thomas Partners Strategies $27,008.284
2Camelback Strategy Group $20,593.582
3Ascent Campaign Strategies $5,000.001
4Brookhaven Country Club, Inc. $4,229.314
5Wendy Krispin Caterer, Inc $3,951.312
6NationBuilder $3,299.17197
7Smartz $2,297.491
8Express Cheer $1,499.002
9Celebration Restaurant $1,425.572
10Darrell Barry $1,321.621

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$950.00 $708.37
2025$5,530.00 $6,182.88
2024$133,950.91 $24,694.35
2023$90,995.00 $53,172.39
2022$11,074.06 $6,032.98

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
02/02/2026Haley Kyles $250.00 Cisco · Manager
01/13/2026Christopher Klement $250.00 Oldham, Klement & Noga, PLLC · Lawyer
01/12/2026Colin Smith $100.00 Annaly Capital Management · Finance
01/09/2026Tucker Brown $250.00 Sealy & Company · Associate
01/06/2026Sean O'Leary $100.00 Self employed · Investments
12/14/2025Donald Totton $130.00 Not Employed · Retired
12/12/2025Jean Kenas $80.00 Not Employed · Retired
12/12/2025Lynn Johnston $40.00 Senior VP
12/11/2025Reed Olsen $40.00 Berkeley Research Group · Associate
12/10/2025Darrell Day $40.00 Self Employed · CEO
12/09/2025Abe Huerta $40.00 BOK Financial · Banker
12/08/2025Kyle Mason $120.00 Myers Home Buyers · Sales
12/08/2025Sholdon Daniels $80.00 Self Employed · Attorney
12/08/2025Stephen Stanley $40.00 eXp Realty, LLC · Realtor
12/08/2025Hannah Nicholson $40.00 Causeway Solutions · Market Research
12/08/2025Sean O'Leary $40.00 Self employed · Investments
12/07/2025James Rodgers $80.00 NICS · Recruiter
12/04/2025Vladimir Camacho $120.00 SmartKargo · Vice President
12/02/2025Tucker Brown $80.00 Sealy & Company · Associate
12/02/2025Daniel Hux $40.00 Waterloo Mortgage · Banker

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/09/2026Chipotle Mexican Grill $44.19Food/Beverage for meeting.
06/01/2026Bank of America $16.00Bank Account Fee
05/01/2026Bank of America $16.00Bank Account Fee
04/27/2026Smoky Rose $318.07Food/Beverage for event
04/01/2026Bank of America $16.00Bank Account Fee
03/24/2026Piada Italian Street Food $83.79Food/Beverage for Meeting
03/02/2026Bank of America $16.00Bank Account Fee
02/20/2026Intuit Mailchimp $20.79Subscription fee
02/17/2026NationBuilder $55.00Subscription fee
02/02/2026Bank of America $16.00Account fee
01/23/2026Canva Pty Ltd. $12.99Subscription fee
01/20/2026NationBuilder $55.00Web hosting fee
01/20/2026Intuit Mailchimp $20.79Subscription fee
01/13/2026NationBuilder $12.55Item processing fee
01/08/2026NationBuilder $5.20Item processing fee
12/23/2025Canva Pty Ltd. $12.99Subscription fee
12/22/2025Intuit Mailchimp $20.79Subscription fee
12/17/2025NationBuilder $55.00Web hosting fee
12/17/2025NationBuilder $9.22Item processing fee
12/15/2025NationBuilder $2.26Item processing fee
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.