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

HARDIN COUNTY NEWS

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 139507 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
View relationships →Reported names
Total Payments
$17,832.47
Client Filers
11
Payments
43
Activity Range
07/10/2000–05/28/2012
Largest Payment
$1,467.20
Graph: 11 connected filers · 43 payments · $17,832.47 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
1Hamilton, Mike$8,215.131803/21/2012
2Peveto, Rex$1,751.46510/25/2004
3White, William H.$1,690.00205/11/2010
4Clayton, Paul (Mr.)$1,478.85311/01/2002
5Stover III, Earl W. (Mr.)$840.00210/21/2011
6Fisher, David (Mr.)$820.77209/05/2000
7Burnett, Donald$732.00203/08/2002
8Hardin County Republican Women$628.51305/28/2012
9Hunter, Larry (Mr.)$620.00410/24/2008
10Barrington, Dallas$533.25102/06/2004
11Thomas, Steve (Mr.)$522.50110/21/2008

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
Silsbee Bee
Vendor ID 284776
 8 72.7% 10 61.5%
Beaumont Enterprise
Vendor ID 30106
 7 63.6% 39 16.3%
SOILEAU PRINTING
Vendor ID 287441
 7 63.6% 54 12.1%
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 310744
 7 63.6% 1,669 0.4%
AT&T
Vendor ID 21858
 6 54.5% 906 0.7%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
 6 54.5% 1,876 0.3%
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Vendor ID 284778
 5 45.5% 11 29.4%
NEWTON COUNTY NEWS
Vendor ID 225523
 5 45.5% 15 23.8%
THE EXAMINER
Vendor ID 318677
 5 45.5% 53 8.5%
VERIZON WIRELESS
Vendor ID 343509
 5 45.5% 290 1.7%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
 5 45.5% 1,101 0.5%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
 5 45.5% 3,017 0.2%
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
05/28/2012Hardin County Republican Women$303.75Get Out The Vote Advertisment - ran 3 times in local newspaper
03/21/2012Hamilton, Mike$50.00AD
02/06/2012Hamilton, Mike$697.00NEWSPAPER
11/21/2011Hamilton, Mike$405.00Political Advertising
11/14/2011Hamilton, Mike$670.00Political Advertising
10/21/2011Stover III, Earl B. (Mr.)$420.00Ad
09/21/2011Hamilton, Mike$85.00Political Advertising
08/12/2011Hamilton, Mike$420.00Political Advertising
06/14/2011Hamilton, Mike$145.00Political Advertising
10/20/2010Hardin County Republican Women$162.38Placed an ad in newspaper against candidate's opponent
10/20/2010Hardin County Republican Women$162.38Newspaper Ad placed against Candidate's Opponent
05/11/2010White, William H.$845.00Advertising
08/03/2009Hamilton, Mike$500.00Political Advertising
10/24/2008Hunter, Larry (Mr.)$210.00Advertisement
10/21/2008Thomas, Steve (Mr.)$522.50advertisement in paper
10/08/2008Hunter, Larry (Mr.)$150.00Advertisement
12/27/2007Hunter, Larry (Mr.)$182.00Subscription
12/06/2007Hunter, Larry (Mr.)$78.00Subscription
09/10/2006Hamilton, Mike$457.00Political Advertising
09/09/2006Hamilton, Mike$493.00Political Advertising
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.