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

Cafe Adobe

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 47614 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$56,874.68
Client Filers
49
Payments
143
Activity Range
02/21/2002–08/28/2018
Largest Payment
$3,167.78
Graph: 49 connected filers · 143 payments · $56,874.68 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.

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.
#FilerPaidPaymentsLast Payment
1Simpson, Paul F. (Mr.)$9,261.691303/06/2018
2Bohac, Dwayne$6,616.801311/22/2013
3Spring Branch Republicans$6,331.131103/05/2018
4Kennedy, Mary K. (The Honorable)$6,046.96410/22/2009
5Cohen, Ellen$3,747.41807/07/2010
6Fort Bend Employee Federation Committee on Political Education$3,089.01109/25/2008
7McCally, Sharon (Ms.)$2,558.80111/02/2010
8Texans for Rick Perry$2,308.00707/24/2012
9Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison$1,984.43912/31/2009
10Edwards, Frederick (Mr.)$1,961.46106/09/2008
11Munisteri, Stephen (Mr.)$1,500.00105/27/2010
12Texas Asian Republican Club$1,395.58101/27/2016
13Gibson, Michael D. (Mr.)$1,188.98103/01/2016
14Hale, Ronald R. (Mr.)$1,060.58311/17/2015
15Daughters Of Liberty Republican Women$965.44102/27/2017
16Republican Hispanic Citizens in Action$951.88408/28/2018
17Whitmire, John H$785.351512/18/2009
18Garcia, Sylvia R. (The Honorable)$729.91210/11/2016
19Shadwick, Lana$713.98212/13/2011
20Texans For Medina$600.00203/06/2012

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
38 77.6% 3,017 1.3%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
30 61.2% 1,101 2.7%
OFFICE MAX
Vendor ID 230798
30 61.2% 1,327 2.2%
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
29 59.2% 1,174 2.4%
KROGER
Vendor ID 181532
27 55.1% 785 3.3%
HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Vendor ID 140510
26 53.1% 457 5.4%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
26 53.1% 1,077 2.4%
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
26 53.1% 1,536 1.7%
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
24 49.0% 1,480 1.6%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
23 46.9% 1,571 1.4%
COSTCO
Vendor ID 76204
22 44.9% 898 2.4%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
22 44.9% 1,876 1.2%
Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

DateClient FilerAmountDescription
08/28/2018Republican Hispanic Citizens in Action$177.10Outreach
06/19/2018Justice Phil Johnson$33.07Officeholder Meal - Travel To Bar Meeting
03/06/2018Simpson, Paul F. (Mr.)$1,608.75Watch party
03/05/2018Spring Branch Republicans$1,254.99Pre-election GOTV Event
02/27/2018Simpson, Paul F. (Mr.)$250.00Watch Party
02/14/2018Friends of Jim Murphy$27.08Staff Meals
01/15/2018Simpson, Paul F. (Mr.)$1,117.51Kickoff party
12/30/2017Simpson, Paul F. (Mr.)$250.00Kickoff party
04/27/2017Friends of Jim Murphy$19.23Staff Meals
03/02/2017Friends of Jim Murphy$19.23Staff Meals
02/27/2017Daughters Of Liberty Republican Women$965.44Venue
01/20/2017Friends of Jim Murphy$19.23Staff Meals
11/30/2016Republican Hispanic Citizens in Action$228.28Hispanic Alliance Meeting
11/07/2016Spring Branch Republicans$1,669.85Election Eve event
10/11/2016Garcia, Sylvia R. (The Honorable)$93.05lunch for volunteers
09/14/2016Friends of Jim Murphy$15.98Constituent Meals
09/06/2016Swanson, Valoree H. (Mrs.)$45.17Meals
06/30/2016Coalition for Public Responsibility$100.32Lunch Meeting to discuss issues and organization
05/24/2016Simpson, Paul F. (Mr.)$3,167.78Election Night Party
05/11/2016Republican Hispanic Citizens in Action$83.00Writers Guild Meeting Expense
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.