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

Dallas Chinese News

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 82480 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$5,627.00
Client Filers
7
Payments
28
Activity Range
10/14/2002–04/20/2026
Largest Payment
$500.00
Graph: 7 connected filers · 28 payments · $5,627.00 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
1North Texas Asian Democrats$3,247.001704/20/2026
2Button, Angie (Mrs.)$1,040.00611/12/2008
3Lo, Anthony (Mr.)$500.00102/14/2020
4David H. Dewhurst Committee$320.00110/14/2002
5Dallas Fort Worth Political Action Committee$230.00110/26/2018
6Ly, Francine$170.00110/20/2022
7Jackson, Mabrie (Mrs.)$120.00104/13/2010

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
5 71.4% 3,017 0.2%
Dallas Chinese Times
Vendor ID 82481
4 57.1% 5 50.0%
TOM THUMB
Vendor ID 329748
4 57.1% 300 1.3%
PAYPAL
Vendor ID 240319
4 57.1% 947 0.4%
BUT Viet News
Vendor ID 46352
3 42.9% 4 37.5%
Tre Weekly Magazine
Vendor ID 332751
3 42.9% 4 37.5%
DOUBLETREE
Vendor ID 94314
3 42.9% 115 2.5%
QUIKTRIP
Vendor ID 253132
3 42.9% 139 2.1%
CVS PHARMACY
Vendor ID 80917
3 42.9% 358 0.8%
CENTRAL MARKET
Vendor ID 56492
3 42.9% 484 0.6%
SUBWAY
Vendor ID 299059
3 42.9% 469 0.6%
PIZZA HUT
Vendor ID 245404
3 42.9% 564 0.5%
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
04/20/2026North Texas Asian Democrats$210.00Endorsement Ad - Chinese paper
12/30/2024North Texas Asian Democrats$480.00Endorsement Ad - Chinese paper
03/20/2024North Texas Asian Democrats$200.00Endorsement Ad - Chinese paper
12/10/2022North Texas Asian Democrats$340.00Endorsement Ad - Chinese paper
10/20/2022Ly, Francine$170.00Ad / Newspaper
02/20/2022North Texas Asian Democrats$216.00Endorsement Ad - Chinese paper
02/11/2022North Texas Asian Democrats$216.00Endorsement Ad - Chinese papaer
10/26/2020North Texas Asian Democrats$280.00newspaper ad
02/21/2020North Texas Asian Democrats$120.00Primary Endorsement Ad
02/14/2020Lo, Anthony (Mr.)$500.00Ads
11/21/2018North Texas Asian Democrats$200.00Ad in newspaper
10/26/2018Dallas Fort Worth Political Action Committee$230.0011/6 election info
10/23/2018North Texas Asian Democrats$200.001/2 Page Ad, ran for twice
02/22/2018North Texas Asian Democrats$170.00Full Color Election Ad
11/04/2016North Texas Asian Democrats$280.00GOTV Full Page Ad
04/25/2016North Texas Asian Democrats$100.00Endorsement Ad for Runoff Election
04/25/2016North Texas Asian Democrats$45.00Endorsement ad in Dallas Chinese News
04/13/2010Jackson, Mabrie (Mrs.)$120.00Advertising
11/12/2008Button, Angie (Mrs.)$480.00Ad
09/30/2008Button, Angie (Mrs.)$80.00Ad
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.