HR 823 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Removing Speaker Dustin Burrows.

This resolution (HR 823) seeks to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows from his position as Texas House Speaker. It cites alleged misconduct including appointing Democrats to leadership roles, allowing secret budget negotiations, falsely claiming a quorum, and prioritizing Democratic bills over Republican ones. The resolution directly affects Speaker Burrows by proposing his removal from office. As a procedural resolution - not a policy bill - it focuses solely on vacating the Speaker's position based on the stated allegations.
Bill status introduced 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

1381
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 143
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic59
57 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican84
81 Yea 1 Nay 2
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Apr 9, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (138-1-4)
house
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Brian Harrison
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
TX
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