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

Silsbee Bee

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 284776 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$17,511.61
Client Filers
10
Payments
96
Activity Range
01/13/2000–03/06/2024
Largest Payment
$1,017.60
Graph: 10 connected filers · 96 payments · $17,511.61 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
1Stover III, Earl W. (Mr.)$4,839.584712/08/2023
2White, James E. (The Honorable)$4,198.481312/11/2021
3Holt, Janis A. (Mrs.)$2,056.40303/06/2024
4Thomas, Steven R. (The Honorable)$1,940.531012/12/2023
5Peveto, Rex$1,272.60610/25/2004
6Hardin County Republican Women$1,203.75611/01/2016
7Hamilton, Mike$716.77312/12/2011
8White, William H.$693.00205/07/2010
9Fisher, David J.$448.75509/05/2000
10Clayton, Paul (Mr.)$141.75103/04/2002

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
HARDIN COUNTY NEWS
Vendor ID 139507
8 80.0% 11 61.5%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
8 80.0% 1,876 0.4%
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Vendor ID 284778
6 60.0% 11 40.0%
Beaumont Enterprise
Vendor ID 30106
6 60.0% 39 14.0%
Lumberton Chamber of Commerce
Vendor ID 198267
5 50.0% 7 41.7%
SOILEAU PRINTING
Vendor ID 287441
5 50.0% 54 8.5%
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS
Vendor ID 43173
5 50.0% 94 5.1%
VERIZON WIRELESS
Vendor ID 343509
5 50.0% 290 1.7%
PIZZA HUT
Vendor ID 245404
5 50.0% 564 0.9%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
5 50.0% 1,101 0.5%
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Vendor ID 310744
5 50.0% 1,669 0.3%
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Vendor ID 338453
5 50.0% 1,445 0.3%
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
03/06/2024Holt, Janis A. (Mrs.)$1,017.60Newspaper Ad
03/04/2024Holt, Janis A. (Mrs.)$538.80Newspaper Ad
12/22/2023Holt, Janis A. (Mrs.)$500.00Christmas Ad
12/12/2023Thomas, Steven R. (The Honorable)$231.00Advertising
12/08/2023Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$98.80Advertising
07/31/2023Thomas, Steven R. (The Honorable)$424.00Filing Fees
12/11/2021White, James E. (The Honorable)$320.00Newspaper Ad
09/15/2021Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$105.00Ad
09/15/2021Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$70.00Ad
12/19/2020White, James E. (The Honorable)$320.15Ad
12/02/2020White, James E. (The Honorable)$312.63Newspaper Ad
09/09/2019Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$73.50Ad
12/31/2018Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$80.00Christmas ad
12/15/2018White, James E. (The Honorable)$797.26Newspaper Ad
10/31/2018Thomas, Steven R. (The Honorable)$175.00Advertising in newspaper
09/04/2018Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$73.50sports ad
06/09/2018Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$120.00Graduation ad
01/24/2018Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$80.88Christmas ad
09/27/2017Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$70.00ad
06/06/2017Stover III, Earl B. (The Honorable)$105.00Advertising
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.