Every six minutes that goes by, another bill dies ... Some bills are already dead and nobody knows it yet.

State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, on this week's deadline for the House to take initial action on bills originating in that chamber

I have absolutely no desire, no intention or no will to request that these members vote for a gimmick to bust the spending limit for us to do things that we think are really neat.

Ways and Means Chairman Dennis Bonnen, opposing a Senate plan not to count property tax relief against the spending cap

They have everyone running for office peeing in a cup. If the House is going to take this up, we’re going to do it in a meaningful way.

State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, criticizing Senate ethics legislation as "one of the most superficial efforts" he's ever seen

We are raising a state and nation of fat slobs that can text at 100 miles per hour but can't walk half a mile without collapsing in a pool of deep fried sweat.

Dallas attorney Jim Walker, commenting on Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's relaxing of rules against deep-fat fryers and soda machines in Texas public schools