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

The Pipes Company

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Political Consulting
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 322936 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$439,484.20
Client Filers
5
Payments
148
Activity Range
05/20/2005–12/07/2021
Largest Payment
$17,000.00
Graph: 5 connected filers · 148 payments · $439,484.20 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
1Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$347,984.2011412/07/2021
2Texans for Greg Abbott$69,000.002310/03/2013
3Greytok, John (Mr.)$11,000.00502/04/2016
4Shapiro, Florence$10,000.00307/01/2005
5Texans for Joe Straus$1,500.00301/03/2012

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
THE AUSTIN CLUB
Vendor ID 315980
5 100.0% 197 2.5%
THOMAS GRAPHICS
Vendor ID 326641
5 100.0% 212 2.4%
TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Vendor ID 311375
5 100.0% 584 0.9%
AT&T
Vendor ID 21858
5 100.0% 906 0.6%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
5 100.0% 1,101 0.5%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
5 100.0% 1,077 0.5%
STAPLES
Vendor ID 294208
5 100.0% 1,045 0.5%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
5 100.0% 1,571 0.3%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
5 100.0% 3,017 0.2%
AL BIERNAT'S
Vendor ID 9159
4 80.0% 41 9.5%
HAYS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Vendor ID 141534
4 80.0% 58 6.8%
TEXAS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
Vendor ID 313969
4 80.0% 68 5.8%
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
12/07/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
11/08/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
10/06/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
09/02/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
08/06/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
07/02/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
06/07/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
05/06/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
04/06/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
03/05/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
02/08/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
01/07/2021Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
12/07/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
11/09/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
10/07/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
09/03/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
08/07/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
07/06/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
06/04/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
05/11/2020Bush, George P. (The Honorable)$2,000.00campaign communications consulting
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.