HOUSTON, TX

What $860 million on the Houston city field includes

The $860,286,854 figure is the sum of federal contribution itemizations whose contributor city is Houston and whose contributor state is TX. One million six hundred eleven thousand eight hundred twenty-seven lines feed that sum. LobbyVault does not decide whether a downtown tower is a PAC mail room or an individual’s office. If the committee typed Houston, TX, the receipt stays in this bucket. That mechanical rule is what keeps the hub checkable against the public file.

Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio are stored as their own city strings. None of those labels is inside the Houston total. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents. Anyone quoting $860,286,854 as Houstonian giving is describing the city field, not a residency test. The 1,611,827 lines are disclosed receipts, not unique persons and not a voter roll.

A large itemization count under the dollar total

The 1,611,827 line count is high relative to many city hubs with similar dollar volume. That pattern usually means a thick file of separate receipts—including smaller individual contributions—rather than a handful of oversized transfers carrying the whole city. Both types still share one column. This page reports the combined file: dollars and lines together, without a hidden individuals-only cut.

Free-text city names also split the metro. Houston is not a fuzzy match for nearby municipalities that committees spelled differently. The 1,611,827 records are the literal match on HOUSTON. Researchers who want a combined Harris County picture must add other city hubs themselves. This guide does not invent that merge or extra dollar amounts that are not on the packet.

Texas Ethics Commission reports are a different disclosure system and are not mixed into $860,286,854 or the 1,611,827 itemizations. If a Houston politics chart uses state filings, it will not match this hub. Stay on the federal city page and ZIP pages for the FEC.gov cut, then use other LobbyVault hubs for occupation or recipient questions.

Questions

How much in federal contributions lists Houston, TX?

FEC itemizations with contributor city Houston, TX total $860,286,854 across 1,611,827 records. The sum is a federal city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a survey of Houston residents.

Does the Houston total include PAC office addresses?

Yes, if the itemization lists Houston, TX. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses share the city field with individuals. The $860,286,854 figure and 1,611,827 lines should not be read as resident-only giving.

Are Dallas or Austin included in Houston donations?

No. Each city string is stored separately. This hub is only the 1,611,827 itemizations labeled Houston, TX, totaling $860,286,854. Use the cities index for other Texas labels.

Where do the Houston FEC numbers come from?

Federal Election Commission filings on FEC.gov, grouped by contributor city on LobbyVault. Headline facts are $860,286,854 and 1,611,827 contributions.