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

COLE FOR CONGRESS

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Campaign Committee
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 68897 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
View relationships →Reported names
Total Payments
$171,000.00
Client Filers
25
Payments
86
Activity Range
09/18/2002–04/18/2026
Largest Payment
$5,000.00
Graph: 25 connected filers · 86 payments · $171,000.00 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
1Phillips 66 PAC$30,000.001404/18/2026
2Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee$27,500.00805/09/2017
3Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND$15,000.00307/02/2025
4Entex Citizenship Responsibility Group$14,500.001105/19/2014
5Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$13,500.00605/22/2025
6ConocoPhillips SPIRIT PAC$12,000.00909/23/2014
7Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee$8,500.00603/19/2026
8HDR, Inc. Employee Owners PAC$7,500.00206/20/2025
9Devon Energy Corporation Political Action Committee$7,000.00209/15/2009
10Friends of Phil Gramm PAC$6,000.00206/15/2005
11South Texas Sugar Cane Producers PAC Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.$5,000.00608/01/2018
12The GEO Group, Inc. Political Action Committee$5,000.00109/12/2018
13GarverUSA PAC$3,500.00206/12/2024
14Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. Political Action Committee$2,500.00105/14/2015
15AtkinsRealis USA Holdings, LLC PAC$2,500.00106/12/2024
16The Continuum Fund, Zachry Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee$2,000.00203/17/2020
17Marathon Oil Company Employees Political Action Committee$2,000.00210/27/2021
18Texas Instruments Incorporated Political Action Committee$1,000.00105/15/2025
19Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation RAILPAC$1,000.00103/12/2004
20Brinker International Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000.00105/29/2014

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
BRADY FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 40578
 19 76.0% 66 26.4%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT
Vendor ID 308629
 19 76.0% 524 3.6%
TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 308661
 17 68.0% 55 27.0%
TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS
Vendor ID 308707
 17 68.0% 297 5.6%
CHARLIE GEREN CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 58258
 17 68.0% 325 5.1%
JOHN CARTER FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 167535
 16 64.0% 36 35.6%
KAY GRANGER CAMPAIGN FUND
Vendor ID 175234
 16 64.0% 54 25.4%
CULBERSON FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 80208
 16 64.0% 61 22.9%
PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS
Vendor ID 242675
 16 64.0% 64 21.9%
TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN
Vendor ID 308866
 16 64.0% 73 19.5%
DREW DARBY CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 95611
 16 64.0% 289 5.4%
TODD HUNTER CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 329194
 16 64.0% 325 4.8%
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
08/03/2026Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
07/16/2026Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$1,000.00Political Contribution
06/29/2026Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
04/18/2026Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
03/19/2026Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
07/02/2025Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND$5,000.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
06/20/2025HDR, Inc. Employee Owners PAC$2,500.00Direct Contribution
05/22/2025Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$1,000.00Political Contribution
05/15/2025Texas Instruments Incorporated Political Action Committee$1,000.00Contribution to committee
02/12/2025Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
09/19/2024Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND$5,000.00FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
08/05/2024Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
07/02/2024Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee$2,000.00Contribution to Committee
06/24/2024Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
06/17/2024Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
06/12/2024AtkinsRealis USA Holdings, LLC PAC$2,500.00Political Contribution
05/23/2024Atmos Energy Corporation PAC$2,500.00Political Contribution
11/16/2023Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
09/29/2023Southwest Airlines Co. Freedom Fund$1,000.00Contribution to Committee
09/21/2023Phillips 66 PAC$2,500.00Contribution to Committee
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.