Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Texas Media Coalition PAC (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Texas Media Coalition PAC (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00086778 · Bastrop · TX
5 reports · First filing 06/30/2022 · Latest filing 07/01/2024
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
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Bastrop · TX · 78602
First Filing
06/30/2022
Latest Filing
07/01/2024
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2024 – 06/27/2024
Reports
5

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$1,850.00
Expenditures
$287,784.35
Transactions
55
Largest Contribution
$1,750.00
Largest Expenditure
$20,000.00
COH as of 06/27/2024
$0.00
Average Contribution
$925.00
Average Expenditure
$5,429.89
First Contribution
10/14/2022
Last Contribution
11/08/2022
First Expenditure
08/01/2022
Last Expenditure
06/30/2023

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2
Reported Payee Entities
19
Top Contributor
Josh Castell
Top Reported Payee
Salient Strategies

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2
2 contributions · $1,850.00
Vendor Relationships
17
49 payments · $283,605.71
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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 Media Coalition PAC (DISSOLVE…Focal filer / committeeJosh CastellJosh Castell$1,750.00 · 1 giftsChris DebiecChris Debiec$100.00 · 1 giftsSalient StrategiesSalient Strategies$220,000.00 · 11 paymentsJames LaBas LLCJames LaBas LLC$50,500.00 · 8 paymentsCivilized Entertainment LLCCivilized Entertainment LLC$6,500.00 · 1 paymentsCates Legal Group PLLCCates Legal Group PLLC$5,000.00 · 7 paymentsChris DebiecChris Debiec$2,678.64 · 3 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
Contributions67.7th#2,392 of 7,401
Expenditures93.9th#451 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity90.3th#718 of 7,401
Transaction Volume78.4th#1,597 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 / expenditures98.9%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Josh Castell $1,750.001
2Chris Debiec $100.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Salient Strategies $220,000.0011
2James LaBas LLC $50,500.008
3Civilized Entertainment LLC $6,500.001
4Cates Legal Group PLLC $5,000.007
5Chris Debiec $2,678.643
6Holly Collinsworth $1,500.001
7MOO $465.211
8C. Baldwin Hilton $254.172
9The Boiling Pot $144.741
10wix.com $142.891

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2023$0.00 $149,086.56
2022$1,850.00 $138,697.79

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
11/08/2022Josh Castell $1,750.00 Self · Entreprenuer
10/14/2022Chris Debiec $100.00 Civilized Entertainment · Film Producer/CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/30/2023Salient Strategies $20,000.00Lobby Firm
06/30/2023adobe Acrobat $21.64subscription
05/31/2023Salient Strategies $20,000.00Lobby Firm
05/31/2023James LaBas LLC $6,500.00tax consultant
05/31/2023Cates Legal Group PLLC $750.00legal
05/31/2023adobe Acrobat $21.64subscription
04/30/2023Salient Strategies $20,000.00Lobby Firm
04/30/2023James LaBas LLC $6,500.00tax consultant
04/30/2023Cates Legal Group PLLC $750.00legal
04/30/2023adobe Acrobat $21.64subscription
03/31/2023Salient Strategies $20,000.00Lobby Firm
03/31/2023James LaBas LLC $6,500.00Tax Consultant
03/30/2023adobe Acrobat $21.64 subscription
02/28/2023Salient Strategies $20,000.00Lobby Firm
02/28/2023James LaBas LLC $6,500.00Tax Consultant
02/28/2023Cates Legal Group PLLC $750.00legal
01/31/2023Salient Strategies $20,000.00Lobby Firm
01/31/2023Cates Legal Group PLLC $750.00legal
12/30/2022Chris Debiec $2,201.44Reimbursement for all expenses July to Dec 2022
12/22/2022City of Austin Parking $8.00Parking 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: 230 ms.