Speaker Burrows Confirms House Rules Were Written by Democrat Lawyer

[Elderberry]

Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens January 27, 2025

The new rules mandate that all House committee vice-chairs be Democrats and expand their authority

Speaker Dustin Burrows confirmed on Monday that the newly adopted Texas House rules, which grant increased power to Democrats, were authored by Democrat lawyer Hugh Brady.

Brady, a consistent Democrat voter according to election records, was first appointed as parliamentarian by former Speaker Dennis Bonnen in 2019, sparking concerns about his partisan background at the time. His resume includes serving as general counsel for the White House Office of Administration under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017 and as parliamentarian for the Travis County Democrat Party.

Brady later served as parliamentarian under House Speaker Dade Phelan, maintaining his role in shaping legislative rules.

The controversial rules, passed last week without debate or opportunities for amendments, mandate that all House committee vice-chairs be Democrats and expand their authority, drawing criticism from Republican lawmakers.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/speaker-burrows-confirms-house-rules-were-written-by-democrat-lawyer/

[GtHawk]

Wow, you guys are more screwed up than California, at least in California we don’t have bunch of Republicans willfully turning power over to the democrats, here the democrats actually are the majority.

[Bigun]

Wow, you guys are more screwed up than California, at least in California we don’t have bunch of Republicans willfully turning power over to the democrats, here the democrats actually are the majority.

The turncoats have FINALLY been flushed out into the open and there will be a political bloodbath in the Texas House next year.