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

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Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 47655 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$20,478.85
Client Filers
21
Payments
96
Activity Range
03/29/2017–11/06/2025
Largest Payment
$2,712.69
Graph: 21 connected filers · 96 payments · $20,478.85 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
1Senate Republican Caucus$7,292.63403/20/2023
2Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$5,483.744802/04/2025
3Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$1,875.43508/21/2022
4Friends of Larry Taylor$1,456.16106/05/2021
5Austin Patriot Republican Women$825.93111/06/2025
6Parker IV, Nathaniel W. (The Honorable)$697.95905/14/2021
7Texans for Dan Patrick$471.06405/17/2021
8Craddick, Christi L. (The Honorable)$418.84104/21/2017
9Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable)$308.65102/27/2023
10Texans for Greg Abbott$278.20407/26/2017
11King, Phillip S. (The Honorable)$200.86508/16/2021
12Parker, Gina G. (The Honorable)$189.12307/10/2019
13Noble, Candace T. (The Honorable)$170.60105/15/2019
14Oliveira, Rene O. (The Honorable)$168.50105/28/2017
15Morrison, Geanie W. (The Honorable)$158.41109/17/2020
16Laubenberg, Jodie A. (The Honorable)$154.84208/08/2017
17Moody, Joseph E. (The Honorable)$80.19109/08/2023
18Guerra, Roberto D. (The Honorable)$74.95102/04/2019
19Sherman Sr., Carl (The Honorable)$73.61106/29/2023
20Coleman, Garnet F. (The Honorable)$68.29105/06/2017

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
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
20 95.2% 1,077 1.9%
STARBUCKS
Vendor ID 294631
18 85.7% 690 2.6%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
18 85.7% 1,876 1.0%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
18 85.7% 3,017 0.6%
AMERICAN AIRLINES
Vendor ID 14178
17 81.0% 677 2.5%
WALGREENS
Vendor ID 347856
17 81.0% 765 2.2%
CHICK-FIL-A
Vendor ID 60264
16 76.2% 483 3.3%
HOBBY LOBBY
Vendor ID 147424
16 76.2% 946 1.7%
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
16 76.2% 1,174 1.4%
USPS
Vendor ID 340732
16 76.2% 1,958 0.8%
CITY OF AUSTIN
Vendor ID 65063
15 71.4% 355 4.2%
PARTY CITY
Vendor ID 238598
15 71.4% 734 2.0%
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
11/06/2025Austin Patriot Republican Women$825.93Luncheon
02/04/2025Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$120.27LJM dinner mtg
11/19/2024Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$115.94Dinner Meeting
10/08/2024Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$127.85Dinner Meeting
09/11/2024Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$128.39Dinner Meeting
07/29/2024Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$107.69Dinner Meeting
06/10/2024Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$104.44Dinner Meeting
04/11/2024Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$115.93Dinner Meeting
09/08/2023Moody, Joseph E. (The Honorable)$80.19Capitol staff meal
08/28/2023Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$130.01LJM dinner mtg
06/29/2023Sherman Sr., Carl (The Honorable)$73.61Lunch meeting
05/10/2023Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$218.62LJM dinner mtg
04/18/2023Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$145.83Dinner Meeting
03/23/2023Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$154.50LJM dinner mtg
03/20/2023Senate Republican Caucus$2,712.69Caucus Dinner
02/27/2023Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable)$308.65Food for officeholder and staff
02/13/2023Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$85.28Dinner Meeting
08/21/2022Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$329.26Staff meal
06/27/2022Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$131.08LJM dinner mtg
06/13/2022Hinojosa, Juan (The Honorable)$117.85LJM dinner mtg
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.