Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/FRIENDS OF TONY GARZA
Canonical Vendor

FRIENDS OF TONY GARZA

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 122840 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
View relationships →Reported names
Total Payments
$77,000.00
Client Filers
25
Payments
38
Activity Range
05/27/2000–02/28/2016
Largest Payment
$10,000.00
Graph: 25 connected filers · 38 payments · $77,000.00 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
1Texas Employee Political Action Committee of Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp$20,000.00206/20/2001
2Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Texas Civic Action Committee$12,500.00507/07/2000
3Valero Refining & Marketing PAC$5,000.00207/26/2000
4Bracewell & Patterson Committee$5,000.00106/19/2000
5Texas Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$4,500.00501/30/2002
6West Texas Utilities Co. State PAC$4,000.00209/02/2000
7Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Texas Committee$3,500.00206/13/2001
8S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd. PAC Texas Contribution Acct.$2,500.00106/25/2001
9Vinson Elkins Texas Political Action Committee$2,500.00106/21/2001
10Union Pacific Corp Fund for Effective Government$2,500.00105/30/2000
11Porter, David J. (The Honorable)$2,500.00102/28/2016
12Bank of America Texas PAC$2,000.00206/07/2001
13EL PASO CORPORATION PAC$1,000.00106/20/2001
14Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. Political Action Committee$1,000.00107/03/2001
15Baker & Botts Amicus Fund$1,000.00106/05/2000
16Entex (Noram Energy Corp.) Citizenship Responsibility Group$1,000.00106/20/2000
17Apache Corporation Political Action Committee$1,000.00110/08/2000
18BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC. PAC (BRPAC)$1,000.00107/05/2001
19Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. Political Action Committee$1,000.00105/27/2000
20OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-TEXAS FUND$1,000.00107/06/2001

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
TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY
Vendor ID 308841
 21 84.0% 386 5.4%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT
Vendor ID 308629
 20 80.0% 524 3.8%
DAVID DEWHURST COMMITTEE
Vendor ID 85094
 19 76.0% 236 7.9%
TEXANS FOR TOMMY WILLIAMS
Vendor ID 308907
 18 72.0% 154 11.2%
LETICIA VAN DE PUTTE CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 190413
 17 68.0% 202 8.1%
JOSE MENENDEZ CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 169533
 17 68.0% 222 7.4%
PHIL KING CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 243362
 17 68.0% 295 5.6%
TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS
Vendor ID 308707
 17 68.0% 297 5.6%
FRIENDS OF MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Vendor ID 121664
 16 64.0% 58 23.9%
WARREN CHISUM CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 349154
 16 64.0% 130 11.5%
RODNEY ELLIS CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 267559
 16 64.0% 187 8.2%
TOM CRADDICK CAMPAIGN
Vendor ID 329477
 16 64.0% 230 6.7%
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
02/28/2016Porter, David J. (The Honorable)$2,500.00refund of campaign contributions
01/30/2002Texas Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$500.00political contribution
01/23/2002Texas Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$1,000.00Political Contribution
07/06/2001OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-TEXAS FUND$1,000.00TONY GARZA - R/TX - RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
07/06/2001Trinity Industries Employee Political Action Committee (TX) Inc.$500.002002 Primary
07/05/2001BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC. PAC (BRPAC)$1,000.00CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL COMMITTEE
07/03/2001Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. Political Action Committee$1,000.00Re-election to Texas Railroad Commission
06/29/2001Davidson & Troilo Committee For Civic Awareness$500.00donation
06/25/2001S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd. PAC Texas Contribution Acct.$2,500.00Contribution
06/21/2001Vinson Elkins Texas Political Action Committee$2,500.00Contribution Tx Railroad Commissioner Tony Garza TXR
06/20/2001Texas Employee Political Action Committee of Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp$10,000.00Political Expenditure
06/20/2001EL PASO CORPORATION PAC$1,000.00CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL COMMITTEE
06/13/2001Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Texas Committee$1,000.00political contribution - Texas Railroad Commissioner
06/07/2001Bank of America Texas PAC$1,000.00Railroad Comm. TX
06/05/2001Texas Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$1,000.00Political Contribution
06/01/2001North American Coal Corp. PAC$500.00contribution
10/08/2000Apache Corporation Political Action Committee$1,000.00Campaign Contribution TX Railroad Commission
09/02/2000West Texas Utilities Co. State PAC$2,000.00Political Expenditure
07/26/2000Valero Refining & Marketing PAC$2,500.00CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
07/26/2000VALERO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500.00CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
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.