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

FER Systems

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 111930 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$83,105.58
Client Filers
10
Payments
50
Activity Range
08/26/2003–11/03/2008
Largest Payment
$6,028.21
Graph: 10 connected filers · 50 payments · $83,105.58 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
1Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$37,936.392211/03/2008
2Whitmire, John H$15,963.26811/09/2004
3Bell, R. Christopher (Mr.)$12,507.341009/26/2008
4Elkins, Gary W$4,933.10211/22/2004
5Hancock, Patricia$3,090.45108/29/2005
6Turner, Sylvester$2,600.00209/01/2004
7York, Jim$2,507.20109/16/2005
8Vo, Hubert$1,421.88212/07/2005
9Barr, Jeannine$1,233.00111/22/2005
10Ellis, Rodney G$912.96111/10/2004

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
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
8 80.0% 1,174 0.7%
LA GRIGLIA
Vendor ID 183581
7 70.0% 147 4.7%
AMERICAN EXPRESS
Vendor ID 14540
7 70.0% 557 1.3%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
7 70.0% 1,101 0.6%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
7 70.0% 1,077 0.6%
USPS
Vendor ID 340732
7 70.0% 1,958 0.4%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
7 70.0% 3,017 0.2%
DOUBLETREE HOTEL
Vendor ID 94418
6 60.0% 252 2.3%
U.S. POSTMASTER
Vendor ID 337005
6 60.0% 366 1.6%
CENTRAL MARKET
Vendor ID 56492
6 60.0% 484 1.2%
JASON'S DELI
Vendor ID 162552
6 60.0% 649 0.9%
AT&T
Vendor ID 21858
6 60.0% 906 0.7%
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
11/03/2008Texans for Lawsuit Reform$3,807.50communication services
10/17/2008Texans for Lawsuit Reform$6,028.21postage
09/26/2008Bell, R. Christopher (Mr.)$2,532.64Direct Mail
09/11/2008Bell, R. Christopher (Mr.)$1,317.76Postage
02/22/2008Texans for Lawsuit Reform$560.73in-kind mail / Tommy Williams - SD 4 (R)
11/17/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$2,558.75mail
11/10/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,657.00postage
11/03/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$3,845.97mail
11/03/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,273.97mail
11/03/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$516.76mail
11/01/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,652.04postage
10/23/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,652.04postage
03/22/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$2,269.25postage & printing expenses
03/13/2006Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,463.26postage & printing expenses
02/01/2006Bell, R. Christopher (Mr.)$961.30Postage & Mailing
12/19/2005Bell, R. Christopher (Mr.)$402.25Postage and Mailing
12/07/2005Vo, Hubert$710.94Mail out
12/07/2005Vo, Hubert$710.94Mail out
11/22/2005Barr, Jeannine$1,233.00printing and postage
10/30/2005Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,113.77postage & printing expenses
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.