Quotes of the Week

How about our constitutional right to watch Sunday night football or our constitutional right to love the San Antonio Spurs?

State Rep. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, questioning an amendment to the constitution protecting Texans' right to hunt and fish

I’ve been down here when times were tough and we had some really, really painful cost reductions. This is a much nicer problem to have.

Senate Finance Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, comparing this legislative session's relatively flush revenue situation with past budget cycles

It’s like the Wild West. These guys become very violent to each other very quickly over nothing.

McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara, on the deadly shootout among biker gangs in Waco this week precipitated by a dispute over a restaurant parking spot

I don’t feel the need to pass legislation or vote for legislation that prohibits two adults who love each other to be able to be joined in a civil union or marriage. It does not affect my marriage.

State Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, one of five House Republicans not to sign an anti-gay marriage letter last week