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

Lone Star Direct

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 194342 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$19,404.17
Client Filers
5
Payments
9
Activity Range
09/25/2000–11/15/2012
Largest Payment
$3,532.36
Graph: 5 connected filers · 9 payments · $19,404.17 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
1Goodwin, Melissa (Mrs.)$8,687.66311/01/2010
2Strama, Mark (Mr.)$5,838.16211/02/2010
3Stillwell, Matthew D. (Mr.)$4,042.36211/15/2012
4Independent Automobile Dealers PAC$480.14110/06/2004
5David Dewhurst Committee$355.85109/25/2000

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
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
4 80.0% 1,536 0.3%
OFFICE MAX
Vendor ID 230798
4 80.0% 1,327 0.3%
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
Vendor ID 311217
4 80.0% 1,368 0.3%
CAPITOL EXTENSION GIFT SHOP
Vendor ID 51342
3 60.0% 138 2.1%
WORLEY PRINTING
Vendor ID 357411
3 60.0% 256 1.2%
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
Vendor ID 117210
3 60.0% 263 1.1%
FEDEX KINKO'S
Vendor ID 111547
3 60.0% 284 1.0%
U.S. POSTMASTER
Vendor ID 337005
3 60.0% 366 0.8%
AMERICAN EXPRESS
Vendor ID 14540
3 60.0% 557 0.5%
WALGREENS
Vendor ID 347856
3 60.0% 765 0.4%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
3 60.0% 1,077 0.3%
FACEBOOK
Vendor ID 109240
3 60.0% 1,638 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
11/15/2012Stillwell, Matthew D. (Mr.)$3,100.71Direct Mail
11/15/2012Stillwell, Matthew D. (Mr.)$941.65Direct Mail
11/02/2010Strama, Mark (Mr.)$2,919.08Campaign Printing and Postage
11/01/2010Goodwin, Melissa (Mrs.)$3,532.36Original commercial production & responsive re-production
02/24/2010Goodwin, Melissa (Mrs.)$2,577.65Media Production
10/06/2004Independent Automobile Dealers PAC$480.14Solicitations of Contributions Expense
09/25/2000David Dewhurst Committee$355.85Mail collating and postage expense.
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.