Where the money goes
Every payment in the City of Amarillo's published check registers, totalled by who was paid. The City paid $962,845,796.34 from FY22–FY26.
Data coverageJul 1, 2022 – May 29, 2026Payments, not contracts. FY22 and FY26 are partial years.
- Payments
- 59,560
- Organizations paid
- 2,724
- 1,431 with a page
- Top 10 vendors' share
- 34.1%
- Paid to payees shown by role
- $28.6M
- names withheld
Spending by category
Payments grouped by the kind of organization paid. Construction is the largest category, at $311.9M(32.4% of all payments). Open a category for its month-by-month spending, largest payments and payees, and the events that mention them.
Categories are derived from payee names; the register has no contract-type field. $49.1M (5.1%) is not yet categorized. How categories work.
Construction
$311.9M
32.4% of all City payments · 189 organizations
Largest: S. J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd, Western Builders of Amarillo, Tri-State General Contracting
Utilities & Energy
$138.8M
14.4% of all City payments · 86 organizations
Largest: CANADIAN RIVER MUNC WATER AUTH, XCEL ENERGY, UTILIUSE
Health & Insurance
$79.2M
8.2% of all City payments · 95 organizations
Largest: MAXOR PHARMACY, COA HEALTH PLAN - HEALTH EMPLO, USI SOUTHWEST INC EL PASO
Vehicles & Equipment
$67.0M
7.0% of all City payments · 174 organizations
Largest: Catlett Automotive Inc., Roberts Truck Center, WARREN CAT
Professional Services
$54.1M
5.6% of all City payments · 105 organizations
Largest: KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC, RS&H, Inc., Sims Architects, Inc.
IT & Telecom
$53.2M
5.5% of all City payments · 169 organizations
Largest: Precision Task Group, Inc., Software One Inc, DELL MARKETING, L.P.
Supplies & Services
$46.2M
4.8% of all City payments · 245 organizations
Largest: Brenntag Southwest Inc, NAVAJO OFFICE PRODUCTS LLC, ASSOCIATED SUPPLY CO., INC.
Facilities & Grounds
$35.2M
3.7% of all City payments · 89 organizations
Largest: Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, Reeder Industries, Inc. dba Reeder Landscape, BUG TECH
3.0% of all City payments · 129 organizations
Largest: RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONFERENC, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2.7% of all City payments · 54 organizations
Largest: Axon Enterprise Inc, Motorola Solutions, SIDDONS MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP LLC
Finance, Legal & Leasing
$25.8M
2.7% of all City payments · 51 organizations
Largest: DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, HERRERA LAW & ASSOCIATES PLLC(
Waste & Environmental
$10.9M
1.1% of all City payments · 36 organizations
Largest: ROLL-OFFS OF AMERICA, INC., Republic Services, Inc., Landmarc Environmental Systems, LLC
Staffing & Training
$8.1M
0.8% of all City payments · 18 organizations
Largest: ANGEL STAFFING INCORPORATED, EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS, HireQuest
Uncategorized
$49.1M
5.1% of all City payments · 1,284 organizations
Largest: INCIRCLE MANAGEMENT INC, KING SOLUTION SERVICES LLC, UNDERFOOT, INC DBA THE WORK BOOT
Organizations not yet assigned a category.
All organizations
Top 100 of 2,724 organizations by total paid
| # | Organization | Category | Total paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd | Construction | $67,740,350 |
| 2 | CANADIAN RIVER MUNC WATER AUTH | Utilities & Energy | $51,535,516 |
| 3 | XCEL ENERGY | Utilities & Energy | $44,247,203 |
| 4 | Western Builders of Amarillo | Construction | $42,413,713 |
| 5 | MAXOR PHARMACY | Health & Insurance | $30,003,501 |
| 6 | Tri-State General Contracting | Construction | $20,174,213 |
| 7 | LA Fuller & Sons Construction, LTD | Construction | $19,543,712 |
| 8 | GARNEY COMPANIES INC | Construction | $18,568,002 |
| 9 | UTILIUSE | Utilities & Energy | $17,971,100 |
| 10 | KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC | Professional Services | $16,096,869 |
| 11 | COA HEALTH PLAN - HEALTH EMPLO | Health & Insurance | $13,870,138 |
| 12 | Catlett Automotive Inc. | Vehicles & Equipment | $13,803,255 |
| 13 | USI SOUTHWEST INC EL PASO | Health & Insurance | $13,657,052 |
| 14 | MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS, INC. | Construction | $12,810,611 |
| 15 | J. LEE MILLIGAN, INC. | Construction | $12,775,531 |
| 16 | Musco Sports Lighting, LLC | Facilities & Grounds | $12,771,927 |
| 17 | AMARILLO UTILITY CONTRACTORS | Construction | $11,608,661 |
| 18 | INTERMOUNTAIN SLURRY SEAL | Construction | $11,102,874 |
| 19 | Plains Builders, Inc | Construction | $10,945,381 |
| 20 | TRI STATE GENERAL CONTRACTING GRP LP | Construction | $10,564,209 |
| 21 | PANHANDLE STEEL BUILDINGS | Construction | $9,431,359 |
| 22 | INCIRCLE MANAGEMENT INC | Uncategorized | $7,941,338 |
| 23 | RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | Government & Public Bodies | $7,161,979 |
| 24 | ADVANCED WATER WELL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Construction | $7,066,253 |
| 25 | RS&H, Inc. | Professional Services | $6,710,911 |
| 26 | SARATOGA RACK MARKETING LLC | Utilities & Energy | $6,629,565 |
| 27 | DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | Finance, Legal & Leasing | $6,308,823 |
| 28 | Roberts Truck Center | Vehicles & Equipment | $6,179,129 |
| 29 | TARTAN OIL LLC | Utilities & Energy | $6,138,562 |
| 30 | Wiley Hicks Jr Inc | Construction | $6,029,337 |
| 31 | ADVANTAGE ASPHALT PRODUCTS LTD | Construction | $5,816,439 |
| 32 | ROLL-OFFS OF AMERICA, INC. | Waste & Environmental | $5,786,164 |
| 33 | Stolz Mechanical Contractors LLC | Construction | $5,624,725 |
| 34 | Axon Enterprise Inc | Public Safety & Emergency | $5,432,811 |
| 35 | ADVANCED PAVEMENT MAINT INC | Construction | $4,904,391 |
| 36 | CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES | Finance, Legal & Leasing | $4,667,977 |
| 37 | ANGEL STAFFING INCORPORATED | Staffing & Training | $4,430,513 |
| 38 | HAMMETT EXCAVATION INC | Construction | $4,319,744 |
| 39 | Reeder Industries, Inc. dba Reeder Landscape | Facilities & Grounds | $4,156,064 |
| 40 | Precision Task Group, Inc. | IT & Telecom | $4,111,650 |
| 41 | Brenntag Southwest Inc | Supplies & Services | $4,081,556 |
| 42 | Software One Inc | IT & Telecom | $3,989,917 |
| 43 | Standard Insurance Company | Health & Insurance | $3,902,884 |
| 44 | DELL MARKETING, L.P. | IT & Telecom | $3,899,508 |
| 45 | Systems and Software | IT & Telecom | $3,817,809 |
| 46 | Collaborative Solutions LLC | IT & Telecom | $3,636,922 |
| 47 | Sims Architects, Inc. | Professional Services | $3,574,743 |
| 48 | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONFERENC | Government & Public Bodies | $3,532,237 |
| 49 | Motorola Solutions | Public Safety & Emergency | $3,525,153 |
| 50 | KSA ENGINEERS, INC. | Professional Services | $3,400,742 |
| 51 | WILLIAMS DITCHING LLC | Construction | $3,341,807 |
| 52 | RxBenefits, Inc. | Health & Insurance | $3,228,386 |
| 53 | Atmos Energy Corporation | Utilities & Energy | $3,130,832 |
| 54 | AT&T | IT & Telecom | $3,007,944 |
| 55 | WARREN CAT | Vehicles & Equipment | $3,004,331 |
| 56 | SIDDONS MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP LLC | Public Safety & Emergency | $2,986,304 |
| 57 | HERRERA LAW & ASSOCIATES PLLC( | Finance, Legal & Leasing | $2,982,064 |
| 58 | BUG TECH | Facilities & Grounds | $2,938,907 |
| 59 | TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Government & Public Bodies | $2,849,853 |
| 60 | Potter-Randall Appraisal District | Government & Public Bodies | $2,789,891 |
| 61 | PREMIER TRUCK GROUP-PARTS | Vehicles & Equipment | $2,745,787 |
| 62 | Tyler Technologies Inc | IT & Telecom | $2,665,782 |
| 63 | CALDWELL COUNTRY FORD LLC | Vehicles & Equipment | $2,662,952 |
| 64 | DIXIE PAINTING & SANDBLASTING | Construction | $2,641,184 |
| 65 | BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES INC | Vehicles & Equipment | $2,635,996 |
| 66 | AETNA INC AETNA MIDDLETOWN | Health & Insurance | $2,634,485 |
| 67 | DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | Government & Public Bodies | $2,619,441 |
| 68 | Republic Services, Inc. | Waste & Environmental | $2,581,412 |
| 69 | LONE STAR EMERGENCY GROUP LLC | Public Safety & Emergency | $2,552,537 |
| 70 | NAVAJO OFFICE PRODUCTS LLC | Supplies & Services | $2,420,877 |
| 71 | MCMC-MARY COYNE MARKETING COMM | Professional Services | $2,374,165 |
| 72 | BERRY DUNN MCNEIL AND PARKER LLC | Professional Services | $2,364,595 |
| 73 | Parkhill Smith & Cooper | Professional Services | $2,328,917 |
| 74 | Davidson Oil Company | Utilities & Energy | $2,307,797 |
| 75 | Freese and Nichols, Inc. | Professional Services | $2,293,644 |
| 76 | Aqua-Metric Sales Company | Utilities & Energy | $2,196,192 |
| 77 | Bruckners Truck & Equipment-San Antonio | Vehicles & Equipment | $2,148,690 |
| 78 | ASSOCIATED SUPPLY CO., INC. | Supplies & Services | $2,139,544 |
| 79 | D&M Leasing | Finance, Legal & Leasing | $2,072,140 |
| 80 | EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS | Staffing & Training | $2,057,548 |
| 81 | HDR Engineering, Inc | Professional Services | $2,028,513 |
| 82 | G T DISTRIBUTORS INC | Public Safety & Emergency | $1,984,581 |
| 83 | KING SOLUTION SERVICES LLC | Uncategorized | $1,982,247 |
| 84 | PAYMENTUS CORP | Finance, Legal & Leasing | $1,825,355 |
| 85 | DEALERS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO | Supplies & Services | $1,793,977 |
| 86 | EXERPLAY INC | Facilities & Grounds | $1,764,728 |
| 87 | VERIZON WIRELESS | IT & Telecom | $1,762,187 |
| 88 | YELLOWHOUSE MACHINERY CO | Vehicles & Equipment | $1,755,790 |
| 89 | TEXAS COMM ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | Government & Public Bodies | $1,689,625 |
| 90 | HALFF ASSOCIATES, INC. | Professional Services | $1,636,791 |
| 91 | DACO FIRE EQUIPMENT INC | Public Safety & Emergency | $1,628,250 |
| 92 | FLEX PLAN - MED | Health & Insurance | $1,627,236 |
| 93 | UNDERFOOT, INC DBA THE WORK BOOT | Uncategorized | $1,608,506 |
| 94 | STEALTH PARTNER GROUP | Health & Insurance | $1,570,549 |
| 95 | BROWN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PL | Construction | $1,561,717 |
| 96 | Duke Electric Co., Inc. | Construction | $1,544,328 |
| 97 | CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVEROLET II | Vehicles & Equipment | $1,506,353 |
| 98 | STERLING COMPUTERS CORP. | IT & Telecom | $1,490,508 |
| 99 | M-B Companies Inc | Vehicles & Equipment | $1,490,070 |
| 100 | JR TRISTATE GENERAL CONTRACTIN | Construction | $1,476,963 |
Payees shown by role
Payments to private individuals — and to payees not yet confirmed as organizations — are shown only by their role in the City's records. Names, check numbers and other identifiers are withheld. Why.
| Role | Payees | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payee (name withheld) | 6,308 | 15,407 | $28.5M |
| Account-number payee | 111 | 225 | $107.1K |
| Payee not listed in source | 1 | 25 | $29.5K |
| Former City employee | 35 | 71 | $12.3K |
| City employee | 5 | 6 | $3,802 |
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