Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Canonical Vendor
Central Business
Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 56389 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$16,079.43
Client Filers
2
Payments
8
Activity Range
12/18/2001–11/06/2015
Largest Payment
$11,223.26
Graph: 2 connected filers · 8 payments · $16,079.43 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.
- Central Business
Top Client Filers
Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.
| # | Filer | Paid | Payments | Last Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends of Gary Gates for State Representative | $15,113.15 | 4 | 03/16/2002 |
| 2 | Smith, Kay (Ms.) | $966.28 | 4 | 11/06/2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WELLS FARGO BANK
Vendor ID 350844
|
2 | 100.0% | 360 | 0.6% |
|
SAMS CLUB
Vendor ID 274002
|
2 | 100.0% | 422 | 0.5% |
|
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
|
2 | 100.0% | 1,536 | 0.1% |
|
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
|
2 | 100.0% | 3,017 | 0.1% |
|
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
|
2 | 100.0% | 1,571 | 0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2015 | Smith, Kay (Ms.) | $200.00 | Yard Signs |
| 09/18/2015 | Smith, Kay (Ms.) | $283.14 | Advertising |
| 03/16/2002 | Friends of Gary Gates for State Representative | $1,053.69 | t-shirts and signs |
| 03/05/2002 | Friends of Gary Gates for State Representative | $1,485.77 | t-shirts and signs |
| 01/28/2002 | Friends of Gary Gates for State Representative | $11,223.26 | Printing cost of signs and t-shirts |
| 12/18/2001 | Friends for Gary Gates for State Representative | $1,350.43 | T-Shirts and signs |
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.