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

Ragnar Research

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 254460 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$351,800.00
Client Filers
11
Payments
18
Activity Range
02/08/2018–01/16/2026
Largest Payment
$28,600.00
Graph: 11 connected filers · 18 payments · $351,800.00 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
1Springer Jr., Drew Alan (The Honorable)$81,000.00312/03/2020
2Texans For Dade$74,400.00302/24/2023
3Texas Defense PAC$46,300.00209/16/2024
4Troxclair, Ellen (Mrs.)$25,000.00205/28/2022
5#PROJECTREDTX$25,000.00111/03/2023
6Blaylock, Alan J. (Mr.)$24,000.00101/16/2026
7Shine, Hugh D. (The Honorable)$23,900.00211/01/2023
8Frazier, Frederick E. (Mr.)$22,100.00101/07/2022
9Kinard Jr., Steve A. (Mr.)$13,500.00110/17/2024
10Raney, John N. (The Honorable)$9,850.00109/14/2020
11Buckley, Bradley L. (The Honorable)$6,750.00103/13/2025

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
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
8 72.7% 1,571 0.5%
TEXAS HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Vendor ID 312139
7 63.6% 228 3.0%
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
7 63.6% 1,480 0.5%
USPS
Vendor ID 340732
7 63.6% 1,958 0.4%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
7 63.6% 1,876 0.4%
TEXAS CONSERVATIVE COALITION
Vendor ID 310477
6 54.5% 278 2.1%
UPS STORE
Vendor ID 339679
6 54.5% 503 1.2%
AMERICAN AIRLINES
Vendor ID 14178
6 54.5% 677 0.9%
HOBBY LOBBY
Vendor ID 147424
6 54.5% 946 0.6%
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
6 54.5% 1,174 0.5%
TDCJ
Vendor ID 305990
5 45.5% 116 4.1%
CAPITOL GIFT SHOP
Vendor ID 51371
5 45.5% 393 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
01/16/2026Blaylock, Alan J. (Mr.)$24,000.00Campaign Polling Services
03/13/2025Buckley, Bradley L. (The Honorable)$6,750.00polling
10/17/2024Kinard Jr., Steve A. (Mr.)$13,500.00Poll
09/16/2024Texas Defense PAC$28,600.00In kind: Survey research
09/16/2024Texas Defense PAC$17,700.00In kind: Survey research
11/03/2023#PROJECTREDTX$25,000.00Political Research
11/01/2023Shine, Hugh D. (The Honorable)$17,900.00Polling
05/28/2022Troxclair, Ellen (Mrs.)$12,500.00Campaign polling research
01/07/2022Frazier, Frederick E. (Mr.)$22,100.00Campaign Polling Expense
12/03/2020Springer Jr., Drew Alan (The Honorable)$28,000.00Campaign polling
09/14/2020Raney, John N. (The Honorable)$9,850.00Research
09/11/2020Springer Jr., Drew Alan (The Honorable)$25,000.00 Campaign poll
02/08/2018Shine, Hugh D. (The Honorable)$6,000.00Benchmark survey
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.