TEXAS TOOL BELT
$11.15M
2025-2026 cycle
TEXAS TOOL BELT is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TEXAS TOOL BELT was paid $11.15M across 18 client committees, of which $4.26M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$11.15M
=
$6.90M
(Schedule B)
+
$4.26M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$6,896,826 | 176 rows | 61.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,257,117 | 160 rows | 38.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 11, 2020 → May 26, 2026
- spans 6.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 176
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 18
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$175K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND 00087969 |
$147,769 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND 00087969 |
$175,168 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND 00087969 |
$175,168 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEIU TEXAS PAC 00087048 |
$177,484 IE $177,484 |
3 |
| THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND 00087969 |
$175,168 | 3 |
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION C00483693 |
$1,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST TUESDAY 00062782 |
$1,331,194 | 4 |
| SEIU TEXAS PAC 00087048 |
$177,484 IE $177,484 |
3 |
| THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND 00087969 |
$175,168 | 3 |
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION C00483693 |
$132,145 IE $1,360 · SB $130,785 |
7 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE 00084642 |
$74,460 | 5 |
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$74,460 | 5 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $465,479 | 4.17% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $10,688,464 | 95.83% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $40K | 1 | TOP POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $40K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $242K | 5 | TOP POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $282K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $645K | 7 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 99% | Field & Voter Contact 99% | $927K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $39K | 3 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 100% | $967K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | TEXAS GULF COAST AFL-CIO WO… 97% | Strategy & Research 97% | $975K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $474K | 14 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 63% | Field & Voter Contact 44% | $474K | +1086% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $79K | 4 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 100% | Field & Voter Contact 73% | $553K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.39M | 23 | FIRST TUESDAY 67% | Strategy & Research 68% | $1.95M | +476% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.18M | 55 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 60% | Field & Voter Contact 60% | $3.13M | +83% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | TEXAS GULF COAST AFL-CIO WO… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.13M | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $49K | 3 | SEIU TEXAS PAC 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.18M | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $113K | 1 | HOUSTONIANS FOR WORKING FAM… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.29M | +189% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $450K | 14 | HOUSTONIANS FOR WORKING FAM… 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3.74M | +5290% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $203K | 11 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 62% | Field & Voter Contact 62% | $203K | -57% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $190K | 8 | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 56% | Other / Unclassified 56% | $392K | +139% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $838K | 9 | FIRST TUESDAY 83% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.23M | -40% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $772K | 10 | FIRST TUESDAY 82% | Strategy & Research 98% | $2M | -35% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $1K | 1 | SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACT… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $27K | 1 | THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TR… 100% | — | $28K | -86% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $148K | 2 | THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TR… 100% | — | $176K | -22% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $3,972,727 | 67 | $59K | 59.1% | FIRST TUESDAY 69% | 17mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $2,516,890 | 100 | $25K | 37.4% | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 89% | 2y ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $111,094 | 4 | $28K | 1.7% | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 100% | 4y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $106,212 | 1 | $106K | 1.6% | TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT PO… 100% | 2y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $14,735 | 1 | $15K | 0.2% | SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACT… 100% | 21mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,515,808 · 36% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$3,121,492 · 45% of revenue
11
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,259,525 · 18% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 3 | $2,452,101 | 99 | 2020-10-13 | 2024-05-15 |
| TEXAS GULF COAST AFL-CIO WORKING PEOPLE PAC | 3 | $63,708 | 10 | 2021-10-13 | 2024-05-30 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $6,530,652 | 94.7% | 15 | |
| DC | $235,390 | 3.4% | 2 | |
| CA | $130,785 | 1.9% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-18 | FIRST TUESDAY | Strategy & Research | Digital Communications | $467,986 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-30 | FIRST TUESDAY | Strategy & Research | Canvassing Services | $467,986 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-29 | FIRST TUESDAY | Strategy & Research | Canvassing Services | $467,986 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-30 | FIRST TUESDAY | Strategy & Research | Canvassing Services | $431,570 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-10 | FIRST TUESDAY | Strategy & Research | Canvassing Services | $407,034 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND | — | Payroll | $93,473 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND | — | Payroll | $54,296 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-09 | THE KATY JEWETT MEMORIAL TRAINING FUND | — | Payroll | $27,399 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-31 | SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION | Strategy & Research | CONSULTANT/TRAINING FEES | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2024-11-25 | SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION | Strategy & Research | CONSULTANT/TRAINING FEES | $9,437 |