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

KIRK WATSON FOR TEXAS SENATE

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

Campaign Committee

Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 179535 · Resolution: Canonical Vendor Id

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Total Payments

$372,307.48

Client Filers

Payments

239

Activity Range

09/16/2005–11/19/2019

Largest Payment

$50,000.00

Graph: 75 connected filers · 239 payments · $372,307.48 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.

KIRK WATSON FOR TEXAS SENATE

Top Client Filers

Canonical client relationships from vendor_clients_canonical.

#	Filer	Paid	Payments	Last Payment
1	Good Government PAC	$50,000.00	1	09/26/2005
2	RECA Good Government PAC	$34,500.00	9	09/19/2012
3	SBC Texas Employee PAC	$30,595.00	12	09/11/2015
4	United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	$24,000.00	14	11/20/2014
5	Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government	$23,500.00	7	07/23/2019
6	Texas Employee Political Action Committee of TXU Corp.	$17,500.00	11	09/19/2012
7	Electric Delivery Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.	$16,000.00	16	09/13/2010
8	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation RAILPAC	$11,000.00	7	09/09/2011
9	AtmosEnergyCorporationPAC	$9,500.00	5	11/19/2019
10	Energy Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.	$9,000.00	8	03/27/2012
11	Centene Corporation Political Action Committee (Centene PAC)	$7,500.00	6	10/09/2018
12	Baker Botts Amicus Fund	$6,500.00	7	01/14/2014
13	Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.	$6,000.00	5	08/24/2011
14	ONEOK Inc. Employee Political Action Committee	$5,500.00	9	08/29/2018
15	Thompson & Knight Political Action Committee	$5,500.00	6	10/04/2010
16	Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC	$5,500.00	6	09/08/2011
17	Wells Fargo and Co. Texas Employees Good Government Fund	$5,000.00	7	09/08/2010
18	Power Political Action Committee of Energy Future Holdings Corp.	$5,000.00	5	08/31/2011
19	Political Action Committee of IIAT	$5,000.00	2	07/23/2013
20	Dell Inc. Employee Political Action Committee	$5,000.00	1	09/25/2008

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
TODD HUNTER CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 329194	57	76.0%	325	16.6%
TEXANS FOR GREG ABBOTT Vendor ID 308629	55	73.3%	524	10.1%
TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS Vendor ID 308707	53	70.7%	297	16.6%
TEXANS FOR RICK PERRY Vendor ID 308841	52	69.3%	386	12.7%
JOHN CARONA CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 167515	49	65.3%	213	20.5%
JIM KEFFER CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 165367	48	64.0%	187	22.4%
TOM CRADDICK CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 329477	48	64.0%	230	18.7%
DAVID DEWHURST COMMITTEE Vendor ID 85094	48	64.0%	236	18.3%
CHARLIE GEREN CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 58258	48	64.0%	325	13.6%
DREW DARBY CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 95611	47	62.7%	289	14.8%
PHIL KING CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 243362	46	61.3%	295	14.2%
JOHN OTTO CAMPAIGN Vendor ID 168163	45	60.0%	158	23.9%

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
11/19/2019	Atmos Energy Corporation PAC	$2,000.00	Political Contribution
07/23/2019	Union Pacific Corp. Fund For Effective Government	$2,500.00	To Support Primary 2022 State Senate 14 TX
11/05/2018	Service Corp. International PAC	$1,000.00	To Support General 2018 State Senate 14 TX
10/12/2018	HNTB Holdings Ltd. Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	To Support General 2018 State Senate 14 TX
10/09/2018	Centene Corporation Political Action Committee	$1,500.00	To Support General 2018 State Senate 14 TX
08/29/2018	ONEOK Inc Employee Political Action Committee	$250.00	To Support General 2018 State Senate 14 TX
02/14/2018	Direct Energy Employee Political Action Committee	$1,000.00	To Support Primary 2018 State Senate 14 TX
10/17/2017	Atmos Energy Corporation PAC	$2,000.00	Contribution to State Committee
10/04/2017	Home Therapy Advocates for Kids PAC	$1,000.00	To Support Primary 2018 State Senate 14 TX
10/24/2016	Texas Coalition of Dental Service Organizations	$1,000.00	To Support Primary 2018 State Senate 14 TX
09/30/2016	Centene Corporation Political Action Committee	$1,500.00	To Support General 2016 State Senate 14 TX
09/29/2016	Atmos Energy Corporation PAC	$1,000.00	Contribution to State Committee
09/28/2016	HNTB Holdings Ltd. Political Action Committee	$500.00	To Support Primary 2018 State Senate 14 TX
09/21/2016	Southwestern Committee On Political Education	$1,000.00	Contribution to support Demorcrat candidate Wason for Senate seat District 14
09/13/2016	Home Therapy Advocates for Kids PAC	$1,000.00	To Support Primary 2018 State Senate 14 TX
01/18/2016	Zachry Construction Corporation Political Action Committee	$2,500.00	Officeholder account
09/29/2015	ONEOK Inc Employee Political Action Committee	$250.00	To Support Primary 2018 State Senate 14 TX
09/11/2015	AT&T Inc. Texas Political Action Committee	$5,000.00	Kirk Watson, STATE SENATE 14th TX
12/10/2014	Southwestern Committee on Political Education for Southwestern Public Service	$1,000.00	Poltical Contribution to support Demorcrat Candidate Watson for Senate District 14
12/05/2014	American Collectors Association of Texas CollectPAC	$500.00	Campaign Contribution

Evidence basis: The canonical vendor was opened by stable vendor ID. 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.