Texas state legislature meets for 8.8 seconds in first Saturday session

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The Texas House met for under nine seconds in its first Saturday session of the legislative term.

During those 8.8 seconds, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, a Republican, announced that a quorum, the minimum number of members needed to work, was not present. The quorum in the Texas House is 100 members. 

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