AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas House of Representatives met for exactly 8.8 seconds for the House’s first Saturday session of the 89th Regular Legislative Session.
In those seconds, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, announced that a quorum was not present, which is the minimum number of members needed to be present in order to work. Quorum for the House is 100 members.
This follows Friday’s events of also not meeting quorum. Speaker Burrows initially announced a quorum was present, but State Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, called for verification and found attendance fell short. As a result, Burrows scheduled lawmakers to return today…