Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Canonical Vendor
PoliticalSign.Com
Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 246875 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$13,319.39
Client Filers
5
Payments
7
Activity Range
01/15/2010–07/17/2015
Largest Payment
$3,986.00
Graph: 5 connected filers · 7 payments · $13,319.39 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.
- Politicalsign.com
Top Client Filers
Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.
| # | Filer | Paid | Payments | Last Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Frederick (Mr.) | $4,043.61 | 2 | 03/16/2010 |
| 2 | hawk, susan (Mrs.) | $3,986.00 | 1 | 01/15/2010 |
| 3 | Biard, John (Mr.) | $3,212.60 | 2 | 03/10/2012 |
| 4 | Smith, Steve | $1,784.35 | 1 | 01/02/2012 |
| 5 | Uresti, Carlos I. (The Honorable) | $292.83 | 1 | 07/17/2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
|
4 | 80.0% | 1,174 | 0.3% |
|
ALPHAGRAPHICS
Vendor ID 12748
|
3 | 60.0% | 180 | 1.6% |
|
CVS
Vendor ID 80869
|
3 | 60.0% | 354 | 0.8% |
|
AMERICAN EXPRESS
Vendor ID 14540
|
3 | 60.0% | 557 | 0.5% |
|
SHELL
Vendor ID 281652
|
3 | 60.0% | 614 | 0.5% |
|
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
|
3 | 60.0% | 1,101 | 0.3% |
|
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
|
3 | 60.0% | 1,536 | 0.2% |
|
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
|
3 | 60.0% | 1,876 | 0.2% |
|
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
|
3 | 60.0% | 3,017 | 0.1% |
|
Sheraton North Houston
Vendor ID 282816
|
2 | 40.0% | 4 | 28.6% |
|
SOS Ministries
Vendor ID 288169
|
2 | 40.0% | 4 | 28.6% |
|
The Matthews Group
Vendor ID 321769
|
2 | 40.0% | 5 | 25.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17/2015 | Uresti, Carlos I. (The Honorable) | $292.83 | Bumper stickers |
| 03/10/2012 | Biard, John (Mr.) | $1,395.66 | Signs |
| 01/10/2012 | Biard, John (Mr.) | $1,816.94 | Signs |
| 01/02/2012 | Smith, Steve | $1,784.35 | signs |
| 03/16/2010 | Brown, Frederick (Mr.) | $2,043.61 | Large 4x8 political signs |
| 02/12/2010 | Brown, Frederick (Mr.) | $2,000.00 | Large 4x8 political signs |
| 01/15/2010 | hawk, susan (Mrs.) | $3,986.00 | yard signs and 4x4 signs |
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.