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

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Canonical Vendor

FORT BEND HERALD

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.

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Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 116256 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$135,492.11

Client Filers

Payments

188

Activity Range

02/15/2006–02/20/2026

Largest Payment

$14,753.00

Graph: 65 connected filers · 188 payments · $135,492.11 represented

Canonical vendor assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission reported payee identities. Source records remain unchanged.

Reported Names

Payee names preserved from the reported/curated source layer and resolved to this canonical vendor.

Fort Bend Herald

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Friends of John Zerwas	$26,422.10	57	06/28/2019
2	Republican Party of Fort Bend County (CEC)	$17,337.53	6	10/02/2024
3	elliott, brady	$8,875.90	6	01/30/2014
4	Hegar Jr., Glenn (Mr.)	$5,215.85	3	10/13/2010
5	Shoemake, James H. (The Honorable)	$4,649.13	3	10/05/2020
6	Perez-Jaramillo, Maggie (The Honorable)	$4,195.00	6	01/30/2026
7	Stephenson, Phyllip Wayne (The Honorable)	$3,806.33	12	01/22/2020
8	Krenek, Edward M. (Mr.)	$3,620.00	3	08/25/2024
9	Bradley, J. David	$3,478.00	2	05/18/2012
10	Texas First Committee	$3,109.00	2	03/02/2006
11	Cannata, Kenneth Stevenson (The Honorable)	$3,091.00	2	10/17/2018
12	Culver III, Thomas	$2,882.00	2	11/28/2010
13	Kolkhorst, Lois W. (The Honorable)	$2,825.20	3	10/20/2022
14	Jetton, Jacey R. (The Honorable)	$2,618.40	5	02/28/2024
15	DeMerchant, Laquitta S. (Mrs.)	$2,590.00	2	09/18/2020
16	Save Richmond PAC	$2,490.72	2	04/25/2016
17	Rosenberg Police Officers Association Political Action Committee	$2,077.91	4	04/01/2013
18	Fraley, Frank J. (The Honorable)	$2,075.00	3	01/17/2026
19	Supporters of LCISD	$2,000.00	1	10/12/2017
20	Texas GOP PAC	$1,936.00	1	10/30/2008

Shared Client Network

Other canonical vendors paid by the same filer clients. Ranked by shared-client count. This is a structural overlap measure, not evidence of affiliation or coordination.

Vendor	Shared Clients	Focal Coverage	Peer Clients	Network Overlap
OFFICE DEPOT Vendor ID 230284	34	52.3%	3,017	1.1%
HOME DEPOT Vendor ID 148817	21	32.3%	1,536	1.3%
WALMART Vendor ID 348446	21	32.3%	1,876	1.1%
FORT BEND INDEPENDENT Vendor ID 116272	20	30.8%	39	23.8%
RIGHT ON THE MONEY Vendor ID 264389	20	30.8%	50	21.1%
HEB Vendor ID 142370	20	30.8%	1,480	1.3%
FACEBOOK Vendor ID 109240	20	30.8%	1,638	1.2%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Vendor ID 261858	19	29.2%	1,571	1.2%
FORT BEND COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Vendor ID 116177	18	27.7%	67	15.8%
USPS Vendor ID 340732	18	27.7%	1,958	0.9%
PAYPAL Vendor ID 240319	17	26.2%	947	1.7%
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION Vendor ID 311217	15	23.1%	1,368	1.1%

Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

Date	Client Filer	Amount	Description
01/09/2026	Loundy, Kristyna P. (Ms.)	$195.00	Magazine Advertisement
01/09/2024	Jordan, Jamie Kaye (Ms.)	$800.00	Marketing Expense for Article.
02/22/2018	Hawkins, John M. (Mr.)	$325.00	Advertising

Evidence basis: A canonical vendor identity was resolved using the curated vendor layer. Raw reported-payee statistics remain separate from canonical vendor statistics so the source record and analytical identity are distinguishable.