I say, ‘But I lost.’ And they say ‘Really? When was the election?’

Soon to be former state Sen. Bob Deuell on what he says to people who still talk to him about the upcoming legislative session

I was also surprised to see it wasn't there. It's such an iconic Texas symbol.

State Rep. Marsha Farney, R-Georgetown, on her pre-filed legislation seeking to make the cowboy hat the official state hat of Texas

I don’t think the government should have any business in really keeping us from things that are natural, that God has made and that some people have been smart enough to help people with.

State Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, telling a local Tea Party group that he believes the government should not be in the business of restricting medical marijuana

How many clinics do you have to close before the court says, ‘Enough’? Can you leave a state the size of Texas with only seven clinics?

Case Western Reserve University law professor B. Jessie Hill on the larger implications for the nation of Texas' newest restrictions on abortion clinics