Quotes of the Week

He’ll be a no-drama governor. He’ll be somebody focused and prioritized and will work with the Legislature.

Dave Carney, Gov. Greg Abbott's political adviser, previewing what to expect from an Abbott administration

I’m not a ‘phobe’ of anything, but it’s time to recognize truth and that is that radical Islamic terrorists want to destroy our way of life and kill us. It’s very simple.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, on the floor of the U.S. House last week

We have to realize we’re not a bunch of white people, we’re not a party of skin color, we’re a party of ideas.

State Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, at a Texas Public Policy Foundation immigration panel on how to reconcile the two wings of the GOP on the issue

You would think that if he (Houston) had given the bible to the court, and journalists are writing stories about it in the late 1800s, they would have mentioned that.

Texas Supreme Court Clerk Blake Hawthorne, casting doubt on the provenance on the Sam Houston Bible, used by Texas governors to take the oath of office