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Dustin Burrows: “The state needs to be the one who makes the decision [on…”

Featuring: Dustin Burrows, Republican | Texas House of Representatives, District 83

Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show

Published June 17, 2017 | Video Starts at 22:22

We need to have uniform driving laws so you don't get subjected to multiple different fines as you're driving through places that, you know, when it comes to protected classes, The state needs to be the one who makes the decision [on protected classes]. We don't have this patchwork out there, and there's a lot of things where this should be the state's function. Despite this idea of what these current talking points are. (22:22–22:26)

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Asserts that the state should decide on protected classes, not local governments.

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“We've had committee hearings on CPS reform and the need for it.”
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“We did a lot for mental health this session.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 01:14-01:17
“We're going to open up more space and telepsychiatry, which is going to help with the county budgets.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 01:16-01:22
“I voted against film incentives each and every single year I have been there.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 02:36-02:40
“It doesn't grow government more than population plus inflation.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 03:16-03:20
“We have $10 billion in the rainy day fund today.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 03:31-03:35
“I could never vote to ever go below $8 billion because that would start to affect our credit rating.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 03:34-03:40
“Over the next biennium, we expect to collect another $2 billion into the rainy day fund.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 03:39-03:45
“In 2015, we diverted some of the money from [the rainy day fund] into highway funding.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 04:29-04:33
“I was surprised at the number of items on the special session, though.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 05:55-05:59
“We abolished the statewide property tax since 1981.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 07:36-07:41
“We do not have caps in the state of Texas.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 08:55-08:58
“The Senate passed it 30 to 1.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 10:31-10:34
“The rollback will only be triggered if a petition, if drive by citizens.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 13:21-13:26
“In 2005, if you had a budget over 5 or 10 million dollars, [certain regulations] didn't apply to you.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 14:15-14:21
“We actually drafted amendments in the House to take the unfunded mandate part out of it.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 14:27-14:33
“Governor Patrick's idea [was] of only applying [certain regulations] to the top 20 counties.”
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“It only was going to apply to budgets over $20 million and minerals were excluded.”
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“Texas has been in charge of oil and gas under the Constitution.”
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“We saw where cities wanted to regulate banking and lending practices.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 17:09-17:14
“The state has historically regulated oil and gas.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 19:17-19:21
“In California, they're trying to put the idea of not having to have male or female, but other things on driver's licenses.”
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“The state of New York has codified, put in statute 30, things like third sex and gender blender.”
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“The city of Houston wants to fine us to raise revenue off of us for calling them the wrong pronoun.”
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“The state needs to be the one to regulate banking, they need to regulate the oil and gas industry.”
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“The sunset's the only one that has to pass.”
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“Mail in ballot fraud, that's a really big issue. We've seen that over in Fort Worth.”
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“I've had multiple conversations with other members about property tax reform.”
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“I led into session wanting to get rid of the small school penalty and extend acetar for our small rural schools.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 28:19-28:27
“We were not able to pass HB21, which would have significantly improved where our schools are.”
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“Some of our schools are facing a real crisis in teacher layoffs.”
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“I stand with our governor. He's been under a lot of attack by groups like TML lately.”
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“The one thing that I've put in there that I think is a huge priority is rural school funding.”
Representative Dustin Burrows Talks Special Session And Other Issues on the Chad Hasty Show | Uploaded June 17, 2017 | 31:07-31:13
“We didn't pass HB21, so hopefully we can get there.”
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“It's pointless to file bills that essentially would be struck down on points of order for not being within the call.”
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