Did an Obama Lawyer Write the Texas House Rules This Year?
We investigate.
The answer is yes, of course an Obama lawyer helped write the Texas House rules for the 89th session. We imagine you’re not even shocked to read this. But let’s get into the details.
TENSE: Burrows Confronted in Video, Asked Why a Literal Democrat Runs the TX House
Rep. Steve Toth posted an interesting video on his X account yesterday where he asks Speaker Dustin Burrows about a specific individual whose initials appear at the bottom of every page in the House Rules.
Toth: “Does HLB refer to Hugh Brady?”
Burrows: “Yes it does.”
Toth: “When you and I spoke last week you told me that Hugh Brady would not be the parliamentarian is that still the case or not the case?”
Burrows: “That is not a proper parliamentarian inquiry.”
The conversation goes on, and Speaker Burrows states that no permanent officers have been appointed for the 89th session. Although a quick look at Brady’s LinkedIn lists him as presently working as a parliamentarian for the Texas House.
According to GovSalaries.com, Brady made a cool $210,000 in 2022 as a parliamentarian for the state of Texas.
Many people are asking why Hugh Brady, formerly general counsel for the White House under President Obama, is helping write the House Rules for the Republican majority House. His initials appear at the bottom of every page.
We also ran Hugh Brady’s voting record, and you will be shocked to learn that Brady has a very consistent Democrat-only primary voting record.
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