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

THE HOMETOWN PRESS

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

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 320141 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity

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Total Payments

$3,914.65

Client Filers

Payments

Activity Range

10/13/2000–10/13/2021

Largest Payment

$500.00

Graph: 7 connected filers · 25 payments · $3,914.65 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.

The Hometown Press

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Bernsen, David E. (The Honorable)	$1,106.65	6	11/27/2002
2	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$915.00	4	10/13/2021
3	Baker, Richard (Mr.)	$700.00	4	05/15/2012
4	Criss, Lloyd W. (Mr.)	$690.00	6	09/26/2016
5	Cain III, Chap B. (Mr.)	$235.00	2	05/20/2011
6	Mangum-Merendino, Jan (Mrs.)	$150.00	1	02/16/2010
7	Chambers County Democratic Party	$118.00	2	08/25/2006

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
OFFICE DEPOT Vendor ID 230284	4	57.1%	3,017	0.1%
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Vendor ID 14794	3	42.9%	127	2.3%
HOLIDAY INN Vendor ID 147845	3	42.9%	365	0.8%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Vendor ID 289694	3	42.9%	1,077	0.3%
FACEBOOK Vendor ID 109240	3	42.9%	1,638	0.2%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS Vendor ID 261858	3	42.9%	1,571	0.2%
SAM'S CLUB Vendor ID 273581	3	42.9%	1,360	0.2%
TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY Vendor ID 310744	3	42.9%	1,669	0.2%
WALMART Vendor ID 348446	3	42.9%	1,876	0.2%
CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS Vendor ID 57443	2	28.6%	2	28.6%
EAST CHAMBERS ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION Vendor ID 97782	2	28.6%	3	25.0%
LIBERTY DAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Vendor ID 191065	2	28.6%	3	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
10/13/2021	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$325.00	Print Campaign Ad
06/18/2019	Middleton II, David M. (The Honorable)	$40.00	Graduation Ads
10/10/2018	Middleton II, David M. (Mr.)	$225.00	Campaign Newspaper Advertising
09/26/2016	Criss, Lloyd W. (Mr.)	$100.00	Advertising
07/15/2016	Criss, Lloyd W. (Mr.)	$100.00	Advertising
07/08/2016	Criss, Lloyd W. (Mr.)	$60.00	Advertising
07/08/2016	Criss, Lloyd W. (Mr.)	$60.00	Advertising
02/25/2016	Criss, Lloyd W. (Mr.)	$185.00	Avd.
05/15/2012	Baker, Richard (Mr.)	$200.00	adv.
05/07/2012	Baker, Richard (Mr.)	$200.00	adv.
04/10/2012	Baker, Richard (Mr.)	$200.00	adv.
03/26/2012	Baker, Richard (Mr.)	$100.00	adv.
05/20/2011	CAIN III, CHAP	$40.00	Advertisement for the Chamber of Commerce Banquet
02/16/2010	Mangum-Merendino, Jan (Mrs.)	$150.00	Newspaper Ad.
02/03/2010	Cain III, Chap B. (Mr.)	$195.00	ADVERTISING EXPENSE
08/25/2006	Chambers County Democratic Party	$59.00	Notice of event.
08/25/2006	Chambers County Democratic Party	$59.00	Notice of event.
11/27/2002	Bernsen, David	$500.00	Advertising
10/24/2002	Bernsen, David	$150.00	Advertisement
10/09/2001	Bernsen, David	$150.00	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.