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

HOUSTON COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

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

Media Advertising

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 151522 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$283,585.28

Client Filers

Payments

177

Activity Range

05/01/2000–11/22/2019

Largest Payment

$17,941.45

Graph: 73 connected filers · 177 payments · $283,585.28 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.

Houston Community Newspapers

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Texas Tea Party Patriots State PAC	$44,345.28	19	03/02/2016
2	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$25,842.71	6	11/22/2019
3	Smith, Richard Wayne (The Honorable)	$16,143.90	4	05/18/2016
4	Citizens in Support of the College District	$15,368.85	1	05/08/2006
5	Republican Party of Fort Bend County	$13,692.03	4	01/31/2012
6	Stover III, Earl B. (Mr.)	$12,258.64	1	02/17/2014
7	Gordy Bunch for Texas	$11,506.69	1	03/12/2014
8	TEXANS FOR JOAN HUFFMAN	$9,007.37	3	05/24/2010
9	Weiman, Lawrence D. (The Honorable)	$8,974.83	2	10/30/2016
10	Cohen, Ellen	$8,693.26	5	10/14/2010
11	Eissler, W. Robert	$7,551.50	7	05/16/2012
12	Wong, Martha	$7,406.67	2	12/16/2006
13	Montgomery County Republican Party (CEC)	$7,143.89	7	08/02/2017
14	Robin, Jennifer J. (Mrs.)	$6,854.35	1	12/23/2015
15	Valigura, Keith (Mr.)	$5,758.96	2	02/25/2008
16	Brann, Scott R (Mr.)	$5,382.00	12	11/02/2006
17	Hamric, Peggy	$5,022.58	2	11/24/2004
18	Seiler, Michael T. (The Honorable)	$4,628.32	1	01/20/2016
19	Conroe Professional Firefighters Association - Political Action Committee	$4,552.50	3	06/07/2016
20	Rudy, Vicky	$4,100.40	2	02/11/2002

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	53	72.6%	3,017	1.7%
KROGER Vendor ID 181532	32	43.8%	785	3.9%
BEST BUY Vendor ID 32133	32	43.8%	1,101	2.8%
USPS Vendor ID 340732	31	42.5%	1,958	1.6%
OFFICE MAX Vendor ID 230798	30	41.1%	1,327	2.2%
HEB Vendor ID 142370	30	41.1%	1,480	2.0%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Vendor ID 261858	30	41.1%	1,571	1.9%
HOME DEPOT Vendor ID 148817	29	39.7%	1,536	1.8%
WALMART Vendor ID 348446	29	39.7%	1,876	1.5%
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION Vendor ID 311217	28	38.4%	1,368	2.0%
SAM'S CLUB Vendor ID 273581	27	37.0%	1,360	1.9%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Vendor ID 289694	26	35.6%	1,077	2.3%

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
11/22/2019	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$2,800.00	Newspaper Advertising
08/02/2017	Montgomery County Republican Party (CEC)	$350.00	Event ad
02/18/2017	Friends of Brandon Creighton	$109.87	Political advertising
10/30/2016	Weiman, Lawrence D. (The Honorable)	$3,888.00	Political Ads in Newspapers
06/07/2016	Conroe Professional Firefighters Association - Political Action Committee	$1,620.00	Newspaper Ads
05/18/2016	Smith, Richard Wayne (The Honorable)	$2,378.00	Campaign newspaper advertising
05/18/2016	Pena, Gilbert (The Honorable)	$810.00	Advertising Expenses
05/10/2016	Smith, Richard Wayne (The Honorable)	$585.00	Campaign newspaper ads
05/03/2016	Grant, Philip A. (Mr.)	$1,110.00	Advertising
04/11/2016	Conroe Professional Firefighters Association - Political Action Committee	$877.50	Newspaper Ad
03/02/2016	Texas Patriots State PAC	$2,012.54	Newspaper Ad of Voter Guide for Montgomery County
02/18/2016	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$668.50	Newspaper advertisement.
02/17/2016	Conroe Professional Firefighters Association - Political Action Committee	$2,055.00	Add space for future use.
02/17/2016	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$668.50	Newspaper advertising.
02/04/2016	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$3,368.00	Newspaper advertising.
01/29/2016	Smith, Richard Wayne (The Honorable)	$12,414.00	Newspaper ads
01/22/2016	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$396.26	Newspaper advertisement.
01/20/2016	Seiler, Michael T. (The Honorable)	$4,628.32	advertising in Voter Guide and Conroe Courier and The Woodlands Villager
12/31/2015	Yollick, Eric (Mr.)	$17,941.45	Newspaper advertising
12/23/2015	Robin, Jennifer J. (Mrs.)	$6,854.35	Newspaper advertisement

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.