Hall acted like a roving inspector general in search of a problem rather than a solution.

An excerpt from the draft report prepared for the House panel investigating allegations of impeachable offenses by UT System Regent Wallace Hall 

[The report] leads us to conclude the committee is not serious about its mission, and instead is engaged in a campaign to influence public impressions of Regent Hall for political purposes.

Hall attorney Stephen Ryan expressing displeasure in a letter to the House panel over the release of the draft report to media outlets before it was publicly available

Yes, they broke the law, but it’s not a felony; it’s an act of love. It’s a different kind of crime.

Rumored GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush challenging his party's orthodoxy on immigration

I mean, that statement he made about illegal immigrants being an act of love is kind of bizarre. I grant him the complete sincerity and honesty of his view, he’s always had that kind of approach. But that’s leading with your chin.

Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer, clearly put off by Bush's immigration comments

I went to the drug store to fill a prescription, and there were two people hitting me up for tickets.

LBJ Foundation vice chairman and former Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes on the popularity of this week's Civil Rights Summit in Austin