Trouble brewing? Live from the House floor ...
Reps. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, and Robert Talton, R-Pasadena, have heartburn over the hiring of three lawyers from the Legislative Council to work with new House parliamentarians Terry Keel and Ron Wilson.
They're raising possible conflicts of interest for the lawyers, who are part of an office that drafts bills for lawmakers. That is, these guys could be helping advise the chair on how to rule on points of orders brought against bills they helped draft.
The larger point, though, seems to be that House members are in the dark about who is working for their chamber.