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

PDL Communications LLC

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 240719 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$547,414.57
Client Filers
3
Payments
19
Activity Range
05/29/2015–01/12/2017
Largest Payment
$272,772.72
Graph: 3 connected filers · 19 payments · $547,414.57 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
1Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$517,468.79802/18/2016
2Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$17,245.12604/25/2016
3Dorfman, Samuel G. (The Honorable)$12,700.66501/12/2017

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
THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE
Vendor ID 315737
3 100.0% 22 13.6%
MAGIC Circle Republican Women's Club
Vendor ID 200191
3 100.0% 39 7.7%
The MJS Group
Vendor ID 321999
3 100.0% 45 6.7%
AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE
Vendor ID 14902
3 100.0% 48 6.3%
MJS GROUP
Vendor ID 215884
3 100.0% 56 5.4%
TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Vendor ID 314095
3 100.0% 68 4.4%
GREATER HOUSTON PACHYDERM CLUB
Vendor ID 134408
3 100.0% 97 3.1%
Upstream Communications
Vendor ID 339858
3 100.0% 100 3.0%
HOUSTON BAR FOUNDATION
Vendor ID 151342
3 100.0% 114 2.6%
HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION
Vendor ID 151295
3 100.0% 182 1.6%
RANDALL'S
Vendor ID 255401
3 100.0% 212 1.4%
LAZ PARKING
Vendor ID 188442
3 100.0% 233 1.3%
Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

DateClient FilerAmountDescription
01/12/2017Dorfman, Samuel G. (The Honorable)$266.92Printing expense for campaign yard signs
05/25/2016Dorfman, Samuel G. (The Honorable)$324.13Ad for Texas Tea Party Republican Women magazine
04/25/2016Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$5,767.47Fundraising appeals and voter contact material
04/25/2016Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$2,798.88Fundraising appeals and voter contact material
04/25/2016Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$162.00Fundraising appeals and voter contact material
02/18/2016Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$35,000.00Voter contact
02/11/2016Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$943.68Voter contact
02/10/2016Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$137,115.44Voter contact
02/08/2016Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$68,557.72Voter contact
02/03/2016Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$272,772.72Voter contact
01/14/2016Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$1,164.38Voter contact
12/30/2015Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$1,467.35Voter contact
11/27/2015Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court$447.50Voter contact
11/19/2015Dorfman, Samuel G. (The Honorable)$1,147.50Ad copy for Jewish Herald-Voice ad
09/25/2015Dorfman, Samuel G. (The Honorable)$5,936.55Fundraising printing/mailing expense
08/03/2015Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$1,165.05Voter contact
07/24/2015Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$3,675.86Voter contact
06/15/2015Dorfman, Samuel G. (Mr.)$5,025.56May fundraising appeal
05/29/2015Keyes, Evelyn V. (The Honorable)$3,675.86Voter contact materials
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.