TEXAS ASSN OF BROADCASTERS: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: TEXAS ASSN OF BROADCASTERS (EIN 74-6062502)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-09-15
IRS object ID: 202642589349301889
Schema version: 2025v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-09-15T16:30:38-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	742516372	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REYNOLDS & FRANKE PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6836 AUSTIN CENTER BLVD STE 190	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78731	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	746062502	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TEXA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5123229944	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	502 E 11TH STREET STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78701	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5123229944	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-09-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RONALD H REYNOLDS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00964479	PTIN
Phone	5122063141	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-09-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Special Condition	EXTENDED TO 111626	SpecialConditionDesc
Principal Officer	OSCAR RODRIGUEZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	502 E 11TH STREET STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78701	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,359,789	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.TAB.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1953	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROMOTION OF AND EDUCATION OF THE FIELD OF BROADCASTING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	37	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	37	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	35	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$90,363	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$280,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$127,084	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,794,292	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,705,437	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$48,318	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$52,969	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$15,003	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$108,847	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,137,613	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,994,337	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,261,346	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,238,211	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,744,755	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,561,795	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,016,101	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,806,006	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$121,512	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$188,331	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,716,500	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,701,409	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$930,683	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$710,899	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,785,817	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,990,510	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TAB STRIVES TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT A FAVORABLE ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY CLIMATE FOR BROADCASTING AND EDUCATES MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AND ADVANCEMENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF FREE, OVER-THE-AIR BROADCAST OPERATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	MEMBER SERVICES - MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL ADVICE ON TOPICS RANGING FROM THE FIRST AMENDMENT, NEWSGATHERING AND ADVERTISING DISCLOSURES, TO LABOR LAWS, STATE TAX POLICY AND FCC REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. MEMBERS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM, RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR RECRUITING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE, AND A VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH FCC TECHNICAL REGULATIONS. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS RECEIVE REGULAR BRIEFINGS ON KEY INSIGHTS INTO STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKING AND BENEFIT FROM YEAR-ROUND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ADVOCACY BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS ADDRESSING THE INDUSTRY'S VARIED INTERESTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONVENTION & OTHER TRAINING - MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE TRAINING FOR MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL, SALES AND HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF; A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE PROVIDING MANAGEMENT, LEGAL, REGULATORY, SALES, PROMOTIONAL AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS; A SEPARATE STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON NEWSGATHERING PRACTICES; PERIODIC REGIONAL SALES TRAINING PROGRAMS; A VIRTUAL SEVEN-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES, AND A BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON STATE LEGISLATIVE POLICY ISSUES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PUBLIC AWARENESS - MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL PUBLIC SERVICE RESEARCH PROJECT WHICH DOCUMENTS THE VALUE OF BROADCASTERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AN ONLINE JOB BANK WHICH PROMOTES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT STATIONS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND HELPS THEM RECRUIT A DIVERSE WORKFORCE. MEMBERS' ROBUST SUPPORT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH DISTRIBUTES STATEWIDE MESSAGES OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE UNDERSCORES THE CONTINUED EFFECTIVENESS OF BROADCAST ADVERTISING.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (true)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	30	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	37	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	37	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AMANDA BARTA	PersonNm
Phone	5123229944	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	502 E 11TH ST STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78701	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (50 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
OSCAR RODRIGUEZ
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	$326,810	$0	$33,879
AMANDA BARTA
DIR FIN & AD	40.00	Yes (X)	$109,000	$0	$16,030
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
VP LEGIS AFF	40.00		$177,500	$0	$14,257	Yes (X)
BETH BOBBITT
VP MEMBER SV	40.00		$149,750	$0	$16,888	Yes (X)
BARBARA RODGERS
PUB. EDU. DI	40.00		$105,000	$0	$7,894	Yes (X)
LUIS VILLARREAL
CHAIRMAN(25-	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN MOESCH
CHAIRMAN(24-	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRIAN PURDY
VICE CHAIR(2	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LUIS VILLARREAL
VICE CHAIR(2	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PAT STACEY
TREASURER(25	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRIAN PURDY
TREASURER (2	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ASHLI DANSBY
SECRETARY(25	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PAT STACEY
SECRETARY(24	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN MOESCH
PAST CHAIR(2	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
AMY VILLARREAL
PAST CHAIR(2	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
RAQUEL AMPARO
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
D'ARTAGNAN BEBEL
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAN BENNETT
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LORI BRUFFETT
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOHN BUTLER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAVID CANDELARIA
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CHUCK CONRAD
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ASHLI DANSBY
DIRECTOR(24-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PAUL GLEISER
DIRECTOR(25-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
STEVE LAUKHUF
DIRECTOR(25-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MAURICE POTTS
DIRECTOR(25-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MARK SCHECTERLE
DIRECTOR(25-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DUSTIN TATRO
DIRECTOR(25-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BEN DOWNS
DIRECTOR(24-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
STEVE EBERHART
DIRECTOR(24-	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KEVIN FRADY JR
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SARAH FRAZIER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JUAN GALDAMEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
VICKY GUERRERO
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LINDA GUERRERO DEICLA
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MARY MIKE HATCHER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRENDA JASKULSKE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAVID KLEMENT
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ERIC LASSBERG
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MIKE LEE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAVID LOVING
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BOB MACKAY
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRENT MCCLURE
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRAD MORAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CAROLYN MUNGO
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JAMES PICKENS
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BRANDY SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
GERRY SCHLEGEL
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JOSH YOUNG
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JEFF ZIMMERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$868,060	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$88,948	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
KALAHARI RESORTS
3001 KALAHARI BLVD	ROUND ROCK	TX	78665	CONVENTION	$222,277
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
401 W 4TH ST SUITE 3200	AUSTIN	TX	78701	MEMBER SERV	$141,644

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$127,084	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$127,084	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NCSA CONTRACTS	900099	$1,758,891	$1,758,891
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$436,102		$436,102
CONVENTION & SEMINARS	900099	$390,646	$390,646
NEWS AWARDS	900099	$71,516		$71,516
INSPECTIONS	900099	$41,250		$41,250

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,032	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$7,032	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,705,437	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,815	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,815	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$448,783	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$365,452	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$83,331	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$83,331	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$15,699	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$67,632	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,154	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,154	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,154	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,154	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FORGIVENESS OF DEBT	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$25,516	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$25,516	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$25,516	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,994,337	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$548,868	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$22,731	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,295,654	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,000	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$485,720	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$613,675	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,103	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,122	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,591	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,652	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,550	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,890	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,131	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,400	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,525	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,351	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169,726	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,733	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$538,560	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,922	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,282	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEMBER SERVICES	$152,868
NCSA EXPENSE	$61,273
LEGISLATIVE	$54,994
ABIP INSPECTION	$37,358

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,580	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,806,006	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,106,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,153,817	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,435,624	BOYAmt
EOY	$243,194	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$372,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,562	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,679	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,986	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,492,681	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,925,933	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,659,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,566,748	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,537,734	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,987	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,368	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,716,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,701,409	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$227,985	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,594	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$92,648	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$355,939	BOYAmt
EOY	$347,320	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$930,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$710,899	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,785,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,990,510	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,785,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,990,510	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,716,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,701,409	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$188,331	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$5,843	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$10,519	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (true)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$273,356	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$273,356	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,703,025	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,455,864	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,247,161	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$858,406	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$850,163	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,243	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$542,620	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$504,632	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$37,988	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$115,274	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$115,274	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,566,748	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
TBE FOUNDATION BUILDING LOAN	$300,000
LEASE LIABILITY	$24,368
DEPOSITS	$22,952

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$347,320	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,360,501	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$5,843	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$365,452	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$371,295	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,989,206	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$5,131	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$5,131	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,994,337	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,155,808	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$365,452	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$365,452	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,790,356	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$5,131	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$10,519	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$15,650	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,806,006	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE ITS ASSERTION THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ANY AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES TO THE MEMBERS, INCLUDING JOB BANK ADS, AND LEASES OFFICE SPACE IN THE ASSOCIATIONS DEBT-FINANCED BUILDING. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) CONSIDERS THIS BUSINESS INCOME UNRELATED TO THE ASSOCIATIONS TAX EXEMPT STATUS. A PORTION OF THE PROFIT FROM THESE ACTIVITIES IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, THE ASSOCIATION EITHER RECOGNIZED NO PROFIT OR UTILIZED NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS TO OFFSET THE PROFIT FROM THESE ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. THUS, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ANY FEDERAL INCOME TAX LIABILITY THAT MAY RESULT FROM THIS REVENUE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY MANAGEMENT AND IT HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ALL TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	BUILDING AND RENT EXP RECORDED AS GENERAL EXP PER AUDIT 365,452
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	BUILDING AND RENT EXP RECORDED AS GENERAL EXP PER AUDIT 365,452
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	BOOK TO TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 10,519

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
OSCAR RODRIGUEZ
PRESIDENT	$286,810	$40,000	$15,859	$18,020	$360,689
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
VP LEGIS AFFAIRS	$170,000	$7,500	$5,100	$9,157	$191,757
BETH BOBBITT
VP MEMBER SVCS	$144,000	$5,750	$4,320	$12,568	$166,638

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TAB STRIVES TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT A FAVORABLE ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY CLIMATE FOR BROADCASTING AND EDUCATES MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AND ADVANCEMENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF FREE, OVER-THE-AIR BROADCAST OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART V	THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE WERE NOT PUBLIC SOLICITATIONS, THUS NO DONORS WERE ADVISED THAT CONTRIBUTIONS WERE NOT DEDUCTIBLE AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI	SECTION A, LINE 2 BEN DOWNS AND MARY "MIKE" HATCHER - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO OVER-THE-AIR RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS, COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS WITH THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY, CURRENT STUDENTS OR EDUCATORS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RETIRED FROM THE TEXAS BROADCAST INDUSTRY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP VIA ELECTRONIC BALLOTS, AND ELECTION RESULTS ARE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. VACANCIES ARE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD MAY ALSO APPOINT UP TO SIX ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	MEMBERSHIP APPROVES CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL CONDUCT A DETAIL REVIEW OF THE TAX RETURN INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION OF THE TAX RETURN BY THE PREPARING CPA. A DRAFT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR FINAL APPROVAL UPON COMPLETION OF REVIEW BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AT BOARD MEETING, BOARD WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THE TAX RETURN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND CONSENT FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS POLICY IS MONITORED EVERY SIX MONTHS THROUGH AN AGENDA ITEM AT BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.(THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR.) THE COMPENSATION BUDGET FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN AN ASSOCIATION SALARY SURVEY EVERY OTHER YEAR THAT COMPARES STAFF POSITIONS TO THE SALARIES OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS IN TEXAS MOST OF WHICH ARE BASED LOCALLY. THIS SURVEY IS USED AS A BASIS TO DETERMINE A SALARY RANGE FOR EACH STAFF POSITION. THE TOTAL SALARY BUDGET FOR THE YEAR IS CREATED USING THE AFOREMENTIONED DATA.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONLY.
FORM 990, PART XI	LINE 9 BOOK TO TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE - 10,519