Under the feckless and corrupt leadership of RINO House Speaker Dustin Burrows, the Texas House of Representatives has descended into absolute lawlessness.
On Friday, the House chamber was scheduled to convene, but what unfolded was not democracy in action—it was a brazen sham orchestrated by the very person sworn to uphold the Constitution.
Speaker Burrows, a so-called “Republican,” was caught red-handed falsifying quorum by counting 40 absent lawmakers as “present” in a desperate attempt to ram through proceedings in violation of Texas law.
The Texas Constitution is clear: Two-thirds, or 100 members, must be present to establish a quorum in the 150-member chamber. And yet, Speaker Burrows, in full-blown swamp mode, attempted to manipulate the electronic voting system to fake quorum numbers, allowing business to continue unlawfully.
“There were only 63 that bothered to show up today,” said Rep. Brian Harrison (R–Midlothian), the conservative firebrand who exposed the fraud in real-time. Harrison demanded a verification vote—and the results were damning. Only 65 members could be verified. That’s not even close to the 100 required.
“House “leadership” tried to take votes anyway. I objected and demanded verification.” Harrison added.
Every member was notified over a week ago, on March 20, that Friday’s session was happening. Yet most couldn’t be bothered to show up, and Burrows tried to paper over their laziness with a lie.
The Constitution requires 100 members be present to constitute a quorum.
There were only 63 that bothered to show up today.
House “leadership” tried to take votes anyway.
I objected and demanded verification.
Watch Speaker @Burrows4TX LIE about quorum… and get caught! pic.twitter.com/0VMToJxyA6
— Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) March 28, 2025
According to Texas Scorecard, “With no quorum and no official proceedings, Speaker Burrows encouraged current members to come to the House chamber later in the day for an unofficial recognition of the former lawmakers. Capitol staffers were reportedly notified to sit in the chamber’s vacant seats to help make the room appear full.”
Imagine the audacity—lying to Texans’ faces while playing pretend politics in a chamber built to serve we the people.
The lawlessness didn’t stop there. On Saturday, the House reconvened for its first weekend session of the 89th Legislative Session, and Burrows’ clown show hit a new low.
Good morning, Texas.
This is the first Saturday we’ve been asked to work this session… after 10 long weekends.
The House is scheduled to convene at 10am… will we have the (Constitutionally required) quorum today? pic.twitter.com/ReKK2NpkON
— Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) March 29, 2025
The session lasted a measly 8.8 seconds—barely enough time to blink—before Burrows admitted, yet again, that no quorum existed.
Harrison’s staff counted just 28 members present out of 150. That’s right: a pitiful 18% of the House showed up for work. Harrison demanded a roll call vote under House Rule 5, Sec. 2, with strict enforcement to prevent proxy voting fraud, but Burrows ignored him flat-out.
“Lawless: Texas House breaks quorum two days in a row. Members are required to be here. I demanded a roll call vote this morning from Speaker Burrows, who IGNORED my request. Texans deserve transparency!” Harrison wrote.
According to the request from Harrison:
Mr. Speaker:
Given yesterday’s attempt to conduct House business with far short of a quorum of “two-thirds of the House” present as required by the Texas Constitution (Art. III, Sec. 10) and the requirement in the Texas House rules that “no member shall be absent from the sessions of the house without leave, and no member shall be excused on his or her own motion” (Rule 5, Sec. 3 (a)), I am requesting a roll call vote (under Rule 5, Sec. 2) with strict enforcement (Rule 5, Sec. 40) to prevent any member from voting for another member when the House convenes at 10am.
My staff counted only 28 members (out of 150) that bothered to show up for work this morning. https://t.co/3gRLFQGoQZ
— Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) March 29, 2025
“LAWLESSNESS CAUGHT ON TAPE,” Harrison blasted on X, sharing another clip of Burrows brushing off his motion. “The Texas House is corrupt.”
LAWLESSNESS CAUGHT ON TAPE: Watch Speaker @Burrows4TX flagrantly ignore my motion – in writing – for a roll call vote this morning.
The Texas House is corrupt.
h/t @KXAN_News https://t.co/3gRLFQGWGx pic.twitter.com/vnZLkVwogM
— Brian Harrison (@brianeharrison) March 29, 2025
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that the Texas House, under the leadership of newly elected Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), has not only appointed a Democrat, Joe Moody of El Paso, as Speaker Pro Tempore but has also handed over the leadership of half of the chamber’s newly created subcommittees to Democrats.
This decision comes despite a clear Republican majority in the House.
Texas is a solid red conservative state that went to Trump in 2024 by 14 points!
Thanks to the disgraceful support from 36 supposed Republicans and 49 Democrats, he managed to cling to his position. Now, he’s repaying his Democrat cronies by handing them significant roles in the legislative process.
Burrows faced a challenge from the true conservative, state Rep. David Cook, who promised to stop the Democrat overreach by preventing them from chairing House committees.
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BOTTOM LINE: RINO Speaker Dustin Burrows has been caught red-handed faking a quorum, ignoring House rules, and trampling the Texas Constitution. This isn’t leadership. It’s lawlessness. And it’s time for him to step down.
Texans deserve better. Texas deserves truth, transparency, and constitutional leadership.
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