Texas Instruments Incorporated's PAC funded 3 members of Congress. 2 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
Texas Instruments Incorporated — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: Texas's PAC spread $30K across 3 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 2 of those funded members — McCaul and Curtis — sit on committees including Homeland Security and Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with jurisdiction over technology.
Technology is Texas's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 2 members also traded TXN — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 2 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McCaulR-TX | $14k | 6 | Homeland Security | 10 |
| John CurtisR-UT | $12k | 6 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | 3 |
The other 1 also took PAC money and disclosed TXN trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing technology.
PAC contributions are legal and disclosed. This surfaces co-occurrence of corporate donations, lobbying, and personal stock trades — not evidence of coordination or quid pro quo.