Yes.

The Parliamentarian calls the balls and strikes in the Texas House. Appointed by the Speaker of the House, the parliamentarian has massive influence over what is allowed to be debated and what can be voted on.

The lawyer for Obama, Hugh Brady was appointed by the Republican Speaker of the House Dade Phelan as your Texas House parliamentarian.

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Yes.

Before a bill can be voted on, it must pass through a committee. The Speaker of the House appoints the leader of each committee. This person is called the Chair. Texas is the only state in the nation that appoints members of the minority party to lead these powerful committees. This means that Democrats are allowed to decide which bills representatives are allowed to vote on.

Guess what, it was the Democrat Parliamentarian himself that stopped an amendment that would have prevented the Speaker of the House from continuing this practice. Source

Democrats lead the following powerful committees: Source

Business & Industry (Dem led + majority members)

Transportation

Criminal Jurisprudence

Natural Resources

Corrections (Dem led + majority members)

County Affairs

Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

Resolutions

Youth Health & Safety

No, this is giving legislative power to the Democratic Party and no other state in the nation does this.

Justin Holland publicly misleads his constituents when he tells them Republicans need Democrat support to pass bills.

His statement that it takes "100 people to pass legislation" (Republicans & Democrats) plays on the average voter's lack of understanding of the the Texas House works.

It takes 100 House Representatives to form a quorum. Meaning, at least 100 representatives have to show up to start the days work. Source

It only takes a simple majority to pass a bill.

Translation: Democrats are engaged in an extortion scheme. Give them leadership roles on powerful legislative committees, or they break quorum and don't show up for work. And Republicans are doing just that.

The Texas House is made up of a majority of Republicans only because Texas voters want Republican issues and the Republican agenda enacted.

The minority party still can vote yes or no on all bills that come to the floor. They should not have a say on what bills those are.

The Texas House should represent the will of the majority of the voters that elected them. That is representative government.

As mentioned, it is the Speaker of the House that appoints Democrats to these positions. Justin Holland fully supports the Speaker, the practice of giving power to Democrats and indicated he will vote to keep this practice in place.

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It is important to read the "Conservative Victories" 101 article referenced above and here. It explains how the Texas House works and why, after 20 years of Republicans running Texas, we are JUST NOW starting to get these done. It is also very important to remember that all of the recent legislation passed only happened after Gov. Abbott made the legislature come back for historic multiple special sessions. In other words, the Governor demanded it.

View the Texas map here.

The colors are based on the type of votes made by the representative.

Texas doesn't look as solid red as most people think. Very Purple

Texas has an open primary process. This means voters can cross-over to another party and vote in their election. Nikki Haley is banking on Democrats to help her narrow the gap against Donald Trump in state primaries across the nation to create a talking point that Trump is not as popular as the polls are indicating.

Justin Holland is banking on Democrats in Rockwall and Collin County to get him elected.

Notice the limited signs around the county? He doesn't need or want the Republican vote.

Without enough of a Republican turnout, Democrats will elect Justin Holland.

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