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

PALENQUE GRILL

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Food Catering
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 236065 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$96,785.03
Client Filers
95
Payments
342
Activity Range
01/02/2006–06/01/2026
Largest Payment
$7,794.00
Graph: 95 connected filers · 342 payments · $96,785.03 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
1Cortez, Philip (The Honorable)$14,869.50501/06/2026
2Hinojosa, Juan J$8,894.515503/06/2020
3Ramirez Palomo, Rebecca (Mrs.)$7,452.322106/01/2026
4Laredo Fire - Pac$7,039.462004/09/2026
5Rubio Jr., Jose M.$4,405.90309/22/2008
6Alaniz, Isidro R. (The Honorable)$3,895.74502/24/2025
7Border Health PAC$3,443.30410/12/2021
8Friends of Danny Valdez$2,618.44203/05/2020
9Morales, Maria Elena (Ms.)$2,600.00211/23/2007
10Ramirez, Jose A. (The Honorable)$2,320.741106/09/2023
11Vasquez, Raul (Mr.)$2,131.18408/05/2008
12Garcia, David E. (The Honorable)$1,995.11201/06/2025
13Shami, Farouk$1,656.30311/06/2009
14Committee to Keep Elma T. Salinas Ender$1,577.65312/21/2012
15Vasquez, Librado K. (The Honorable)$1,576.58402/11/2025
16Hale Jr., Oscar J. (Mr.)$1,497.67412/20/2013
17Laredo Truck PAC$1,450.00107/08/2021
18Zaffirini, Judith$1,361.39809/27/2012
19Leticia Van de Putte for Lieutenant Governor Campaign Committee$1,282.50108/26/2014
20McAllen Firefighters for Responsible Government$1,252.48812/12/2019

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
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
72 75.8% 1,480 4.8%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
72 75.8% 3,017 2.4%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
66 69.5% 1,101 5.8%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
65 68.4% 1,876 3.4%
SAM'S CLUB
Vendor ID 273581
64 67.4% 1,360 4.6%
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
61 64.2% 1,174 5.0%
STRIPES
Vendor ID 298076
58 61.1% 315 16.5%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
58 61.1% 1,077 5.2%
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
55 57.9% 1,536 3.5%
WHATABURGER
Vendor ID 352769
53 55.8% 541 9.1%
AT&T
Vendor ID 21858
53 55.8% 906 5.6%
HOBBY LOBBY
Vendor ID 147424
53 55.8% 946 5.4%
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
08/07/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$416.52Food and beverage for Laredo Fire PAC Legislative board
05/19/2026Texans for Greg Abbott$335.42Meeting to discuss officeholder issues
05/17/2026#PROJECTREDTX$92.96Staff Travel Meal
04/09/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$342.75Food and beverage for Laredo Fire PAC staff and City Councilman District 1 Gilbert Gonzalez
04/08/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$418.23Food and beverage for Laredo Fire PAC staff and City Councilman District 4 Ruben Gutierrez
04/01/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$304.28Food and beverage with City of Laredo Councilman District 6 Tyler King
03/30/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$266.79Food and beverage for Laredo Fire PAC Legislative committee
02/26/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$118.60Food and Beverage for Laredo Fire PAC's Legislative Committee
02/23/2026Mission Fire Fighters Committee for Responsible Gov$135.35Lunch Meeting Campaign
02/06/2026Rodriguez, Joaquin A. (Mr.)$111.37Team Lunch
01/14/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$910.58Food and beverage with Laredo City Councilman District 2 Ritchie Rangel
01/12/2026Gateway City Republican Women$390.00Meet the Candidates event that GCRW hosted.
01/09/2026Laredo Fire - PAC$1,000.59Food and beverage with City of Laredo Councilman District 2 Ritchie Rangel
01/09/2026Rodriguez, Joaquin A. (Mr.)$110.71Campaign Team Lunch
01/06/2026Cortez, Philip (The Honorable)$7,794.00Event food
12/17/2025Laredo Fire - PAC$184.32Food and beveraged with Webb county counstable precint 2
12/10/2025Cortez, Philip (The Honorable)$866.00Event Food
12/03/2025Zamora, Juan R. (Mr.)$51.59food/beverage
09/25/2025Cordova Jr., Adolfo E. (The Honorable)$211.97 lunch to plan Skeet Shoot event
09/22/2025We Are South TX PAC$32.07meals
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.