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

Upstream Communications

Resolved vendor identity assembled from reviewed Texas Ethics Commission payee records.
Political Consulting
Canonical vendor · Vendor ID 339858 · Resolution: Canonical Vendor Id
View relationships →Reported names
Total Payments
$5,869,381.75
Client Filers
100
Payments
2,225
Activity Range
12/21/2005–10/27/2023
Largest Payment
$106,000.00
Graph: 100 connected filers · 2,225 payments · $5,869,381.75 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
1Craddick, Christi L. (The Honorable)$498,777.2917605/02/2022
2Republican Party of Texas$326,557.842311/27/2018
3Seliger, Kelton G. (The Honorable)$308,868.8512004/01/2022
4Busby, Justin B. (The Honorable)$308,657.483501/01/2022
5Wright, James D. (The Honorable)$270,075.472204/01/2022
6Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison$247,759.982405/05/2011
7The Real Estate Council of Austin, Inc. Advancing Democracy PAC$216,260.091903/10/2022
8Friends of Justice Ken Wise$198,046.661502/04/2022
9Texans for Alan Waldrop$193,495.27604/03/2007
10Nelson, Jane (The Honorable)$186,098.771310/30/2020
11Texas Infrastructure Now$169,138.34911/04/2015
12Texans for Eva Guzman$163,063.331902/25/2022
13Faircloth, Wayne (The Honorable)$141,558.783803/15/2018
14Del Rosal Isais, Luisa M. (Mrs.)$120,953.981210/15/2020
15Chief Justice Nathan Hecht Campaign$120,782.911010/09/2020
16Jeff Brown Campaign$120,556.637012/04/2018
17Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$115,252.6117110/27/2023
18Friends of David Puryear$114,915.707311/30/2018
19SafeTX Political Action Committee$114,002.37901/19/2021
20Chisum, Warren$107,831.291108/09/2012

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
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
Vendor ID 261858
 69 69.0% 1,571 4.3%
OFFICE DEPOT
Vendor ID 230284
 64 64.0% 3,017 2.1%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Vendor ID 289694
 57 57.0% 1,077 5.1%
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Vendor ID 338453
 44 44.0% 1,445 2.9%
AMERICAN AIRLINES
Vendor ID 14178
 43 43.0% 677 5.9%
AT&T
Vendor ID 21858
 43 43.0% 906 4.5%
BEST BUY
Vendor ID 32133
 43 43.0% 1,101 3.7%
OFFICE MAX
Vendor ID 230798
 42 42.0% 1,327 3.0%
USPS
Vendor ID 340732
 42 42.0% 1,958 2.1%
HEB
Vendor ID 142370
 40 40.0% 1,480 2.6%
TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Vendor ID 311375
 39 39.0% 584 6.0%
TARGET
Vendor ID 304420
 39 39.0% 1,174 3.2%
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
10/27/2023Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$9.70Online contribution/credit card processing fees
10/23/2023Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$14.40Online contribution/credit card processing fees
09/27/2023Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$24.79Online contribution/credit card processing fees
09/26/2023Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$29.69Online contribution/credit card processing fees
09/25/2023Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$9.48Online contribution/credit card processing fees
12/13/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$5.21Online contribution/credit card processing fees
12/01/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$5.00Online contribution/credit card processing fees
11/08/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$89.35Online contribution/credit card processing fees
11/04/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$17.45Online contribution/credit card processing fees
11/03/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$47.30Online contribution/credit card processing fees
10/24/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$9.48Online contribution/credit card processing fees
10/20/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$37.59Online contribution/credit card processing fees
10/13/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$5.00Online contribution/credit card processing fees
09/14/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$12.05Online contribution/credit card processing fees
05/20/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$840.00 Social media advertising
05/19/2022Ashby, Trenton E. (The Honorable)$650.00In-kind donation to the Kyle Kacal campaign for digital media advertising
05/18/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$47.59Online contribution/credit card processing fees
05/17/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$29.01Online contribution/credit card processing fees
05/16/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$95.59Online contribution/credit card processing fees
05/13/2022Kacal, Kyle J. (The Honorable)$113.87Online contributions/credit card processing fees
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.