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

The Yates Company

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
General Consulting
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 326190 · Resolution: Indexed Canonical Identity
Total Payments
$8,379,752.29
Client Filers
61
Payments
627
Activity Range
11/30/2001–06/04/2026
Largest Payment
$463,245.20
Graph: 61 connected filers · 627 payments · $8,379,752.29 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
1Conservative Republicans of Texas$2,685,032.137006/04/2026
2Conservative Republicans of Harris County$1,796,022.967405/25/2022
3Paul, Dennis R. (The Honorable)$790,207.0515308/08/2025
4Campaign For Houston$461,982.024111/06/2018
5Brazoria County Republican Party PAC$455,976.882108/15/2023
6First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$418,207.403102/24/2026
7Texans for Excellent Education$249,867.501011/04/2022
8Galveston County Republican Party County Executive Committee$242,008.991010/13/2023
9Citizens for Efficient Government PAC$193,571.95604/10/2020
10Yates, Terry Wayne (Mr.)$146,522.73511/01/2018
11Texans for Conservative Government$127,372.13805/12/2026
12Neves, Kerry L. (The Honorable)$74,122.40510/17/2016
13Harris County Republican Party$67,130.521812/10/2013
14Gates Jr., Gary W. (Mr.)$62,576.951005/01/2017
15Pickren, Julie M. (Mrs.)$57,744.51210/20/2022
16Citizens for a Quality Judiciary$55,811.22311/01/2018
17Woodfill, Jared R. (Mr.)$52,144.27302/21/2024
18Lemkuil, Alyssa Goldfarb (The Honorable)$40,584.831012/14/2016
19Campaign For Texas Families$40,368.52510/20/2015
20Fulton, Kevin H. (Mr.)$26,430.00602/21/2018

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
35 57.4% 3,017 1.2%
HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Vendor ID 140510
30 49.2% 457 6.1%
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
25 41.0% 1,571 1.6%
SPRINT 2 PRINT
Vendor ID 291998
24 39.3% 219 9.4%
TEXAS CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
Vendor ID 310499
20 32.8% 103 13.9%
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
20 32.8% 1,480 1.3%
Neumann and Company
Vendor ID 224548
19 31.1% 107 12.8%
USPS
Vendor ID 340732
19 31.1% 1,958 0.9%
WALMART
Vendor ID 348446
18 29.5% 1,876 0.9%
Blakemore & Associates
Vendor ID 36318
17 27.9% 152 8.7%
KROGER
Vendor ID 181532
17 27.9% 785 2.1%
HOME DEPOT
Vendor ID 148817
17 27.9% 1,536 1.1%
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
06/04/2026Conservative Republicans of Texas$25,280.64Text messaging
06/04/2026Conservative Republicans of Texas$7,500.00Political consulting
06/02/2026Friends of Dennis Paul$1,000.00Campaign Consulting Fees
05/15/2026Conservative Republicans of Texas$130,030.99Email and text messaging
05/15/2026Conservative Republicans of Texas$32,526.65Direct mail sample ballot
05/15/2026Conservative Republicans of Texas$20,000.00General campaign consulting
05/12/2026Texans for Conservative Government$36,147.01Campaign Consulting Expense
05/01/2026Friends of Dennis Paul$1,500.00Campaign Consulting Fees
03/23/2026Friends of Dennis Paul$1,500.00Campaign Consulting Fees
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$17,087.20DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF STAN KITZMAN (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$17,087.20 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF STAN KITZMAN (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$17,087.20 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF STAN KITZMAN (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$17,087.20 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF STAN KITZMAN (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$17,087.20 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF STAN KITZMAN (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$15,059.18 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF CECIL BELL JR. (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$15,059.18 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF CECIL BELL JR. (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$15,059.18DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF CECIL BELL JR. (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$15,059.18 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF CECIL BELL JR. (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$15,059.18 DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF CECIL BELL JR. (INCUMBENT)
02/24/2026First Amendment Alliance Educational Fund (501C4)$11,399.75DIRECT MAIL - INCLUDES OPPOSE OF JEFF LEACH (INCUMBENT)
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.