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

High Tech Signs

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 145251 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$25,139.98

Client Filers

Payments

Activity Range

02/05/2002–09/28/2018

Largest Payment

$6,984.18

Graph: 10 connected filers · 21 payments · $25,139.98 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.

High Tech Signs

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Templeton, Mitchell W. (Mr.)	$17,104.41	5	09/28/2018
2	Wortham, Baylor G. (Mr.)	$5,312.91	5	09/28/2016
3	Geren, Charlie	$831.38	2	03/31/2006
4	Deshotel, Joseph D. (The Honorable)	$602.44	2	08/23/2016
5	williams, rickey (Mr.)	$440.48	1	05/14/2014
6	Lavender, George (Mr.)	$403.77	1	08/06/2010
7	Jefferson County GOP	$135.31	1	12/23/2013
8	Carter, Jack	$119.07	1	02/05/2002
9	Barrett, Shorty C. (Mr.)	$97.43	1	12/04/2015
10	Progressive Democrats Of Southeast Texas	$92.78	2	10/16/2015

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	8	80.0%	3,017	0.3%
SAMS CLUB Vendor ID 274002	6	60.0%	422	1.4%
PORT ARTHUR NEWS Vendor ID 247508	5	50.0%	27	15.6%
JASON'S DELI Vendor ID 162552	5	50.0%	649	0.8%
WALGREENS Vendor ID 347856	5	50.0%	765	0.6%
HOBBY LOBBY Vendor ID 147424	5	50.0%	946	0.5%
SAM'S CLUB Vendor ID 273581	5	50.0%	1,360	0.4%
HOME DEPOT Vendor ID 148817	5	50.0%	1,536	0.3%
YMBL Vendor ID 359154	4	40.0%	8	28.6%
Beaumont Enterprise Vendor ID 30106	4	40.0%	39	8.9%
THE EXAMINER Vendor ID 318677	4	40.0%	53	6.8%
POSTMASTER Vendor ID 248097	4	40.0%	471	0.8%

Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

Date	Client Filer	Amount	Description
09/28/2018	Templeton, Mitchell W. (Mr.)	$1,049.43	250 campaign signs
07/19/2018	Templeton, Mitchell W. (Mr.)	$6,984.18	yard signs
01/11/2018	Templeton, Mitchell W. (Mr.)	$2,406.26	Balance due on Signs
12/05/2017	Templeton, Mitchell W. (Mr.)	$4,258.28	deposit on signs
12/05/2017	Templeton, Mitchell W. (Mr.)	$2,406.26	Balance of Signs
09/28/2016	Wortham, Baylor G. (Mr.)	$2,381.50	4x4 Campaign Signs
08/23/2016	Deshotel, Joseph D. (The Honorable)	$66.60	Banner-Political Advertising
06/03/2016	Wortham, Baylor G. (Mr.)	$2,273.25	Campaign 4x4 Signs
12/08/2015	Wortham, Baylor G. (Mr.)	$173.20	Port Arthur Christmas Parade Campaign Banners
12/04/2015	Barrett, Shorty C. (Mr.)	$97.43	Magnetic signs
12/03/2015	Wortham, Baylor G. (Mr.)	$173.20	Port Neches Parade Campaign Banners
11/23/2015	Wortham, Baylor G. (Mr.)	$311.76	Campaign Automobile Magnets
10/16/2015	Progressive Democrats Of Southeast Texas	$38.65	banner
07/23/2015	Progressive Democrats Of Southeast Texas	$54.13	banner
05/14/2014	williams, rickey (Mr.)	$440.48	sign
03/21/2014	Deshotel, Joseph (Mr.)	$535.84	Political Advertisement/Banners for Safe School No Cell Campaign
12/23/2013	Jefferson County GOP	$135.31	Sign
08/06/2010	Lavender, George (Mr.)	$403.77	banners
03/31/2006	Geren, Charlie	$415.69	Signs
02/05/2002	Carter, Jack	$119.07	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.