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

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Canonical Vendor

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Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.

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Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 325838 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$2,430,835.00

Client Filers

108

Payments

293

Activity Range

10/15/2004–03/31/2026

Largest Payment

$300,000.00

Graph: 108 connected filers · 293 payments · $2,430,835.00 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.

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Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$510,000.00	6	03/31/2026
2	Texas Freedom Fund for the Advancement of Justice	$150,000.00	1	12/11/2025
3	Paxton, W. Kenneth (Mr.)	$90,000.00	4	01/29/2018
4	Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable)	$80,000.00	5	04/07/2022
5	Texans for Dan Patrick	$79,780.00	11	09/19/2018
6	Texans for Responsible Judges	$75,000.00	2	01/22/2024
7	Friends of Barry Smitherman	$71,050.00	4	01/17/2014
8	Opiela, Eric (Mr.)	$64,730.00	4	01/28/2014
9	Woodfill, Jared R. (Mr.)	$60,175.00	19	07/11/2015
10	Texans for Joan Huffman	$57,725.00	6	01/19/2018
11	Parker, Gina G. (Ms.)	$50,000.00	3	10/14/2024
12	Bush, George P. (The Honorable)	$50,000.00	2	01/25/2018
13	Christian, Walter Wayne (The Honorable)	$42,000.00	2	03/31/2022
14	Fraga, Michelle M. (Mrs.)	$40,000.00	7	12/13/2018
15	Barineau, Shelley Torian (Mrs.)	$35,000.00	2	03/27/2022
16	Van Arsdale, Corbin (Mr.)	$32,700.00	14	02/05/2008
17	Fulton, Kevin H. (Mr.)	$30,000.00	3	02/13/2018
18	Lunceford, Erin E. (Ms.)	$30,000.00	2	01/08/2018
19	Paxton, Angela (The Honorable)	$28,000.00	3	03/21/2022
20	Cain, Briscoe R. (The Honorable)	$26,000.00	14	08/21/2017

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
HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Vendor ID 140510	66	61.1%	457	13.2%
OFFICE DEPOT Vendor ID 230284	66	61.1%	3,017	2.2%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Vendor ID 261858	63	58.3%	1,571	3.9%
HEB Vendor ID 142370	49	45.4%	1,480	3.2%
TARGET Vendor ID 304420	46	42.6%	1,174	3.7%
USPS Vendor ID 340732	45	41.7%	1,958	2.2%
WALMART Vendor ID 348446	44	40.7%	1,876	2.3%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Vendor ID 289694	41	38.0%	1,077	3.6%
OFFICE MAX Vendor ID 230798	41	38.0%	1,327	2.9%
FACEBOOK Vendor ID 109240	40	37.0%	1,638	2.3%
KROGER Vendor ID 181532	39	36.1%	785	4.6%
BEST BUY Vendor ID 32133	39	36.1%	1,101	3.3%

Method: Focal Coverage = shared clients ÷ this vendor's client count. Network Overlap = Jaccard similarity: shared clients ÷ union of both client sets.

Recent Reported Payments

Date	Client Filer	Amount	Description
03/31/2026	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$150,000.00	campaign advertising
01/02/2026	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$300,000.00	campaign advertisement
12/11/2025	Texas Freedom Fund for the Advancement of Justice	$150,000.00	Link letter supporting Bo French
11/04/2024	Cunningham Jr., Charles (The Honorable)	$2,500.00	Advertisement
10/16/2024	Hull, Lacey M. (The Honorable)	$2,500.00	GOTV sponsorship - The LINK
10/14/2024	Parker, Gina G. (Ms.)	$5,000.00	Advertising in The Link Letter.
10/11/2024	McLaughlin, Tonya (Mrs.)	$4,000.00	advertising
10/11/2024	Bain, Bruce W. (Mr.)	$2,500.00	Campaign advertisment
04/22/2024	McLaughlin, Tonya (Mrs.)	$1,500.00	advertising
02/29/2024	McLaughlin, Tonya (Mrs.)	$4,500.00	advertising
02/05/2024	McLaughlin, Tonya (Mrs.)	$10,000.00	print advertising
01/26/2024	Hagenbuch, Brent (Mr.)	$8,000.00	Magazine Advertising for campaign
01/22/2024	Texans for Responsible Judges	$37,500.00	Advertising; Opposing Michelle Slaughter, Barbara Hervey and Sharon Keller
01/22/2024	Texans for Responsible Judges	$37,500.00	Advertising
01/22/2024	Parker, Gina G. (Ms.)	$20,000.00	Candidate advertising expense
04/19/2022	Schatzline, Nathaniel (Mr.)	$4,000.00	Ad in Newsletter
04/07/2022	Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable)	$40,000.00	Voter guide advertisement fee.
03/31/2022	Christian, Walter Wayne (The Honorable)	$40,000.00	Campaign advertisement
03/27/2022	Barineau, Shelley Torian (Mrs.)	$20,000.00	radio
03/25/2022	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$15,000.00	Campaign advertisement

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.