My observation over the years is we have often entered into contracts that may not have been in the best interest of the state, and we try to overcome it by managing them poorly.

Former state Rep. Carl Isett, offering his observation on the state's track record on contracting out services

I never thought it was going to go viral. ... I didn't know that there [were] fringe groups out there watching every word you say and things you do.

Freshman state Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, saying she was taken aback by the reaction to her Facebook post last week asking that visitors to her office renounce Islamic terrorism and declare allegiance to the U.S. and its laws

The state of Texas is listening to us, and we don’t sound like we’ve got it together here, folks. I’m embarrassed.

State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, saying in a Senate Finance meeting that she thinks revelations of a no-bid contract for Medicaid fraud software indicates the state isn't meeting 'a basic level of competency' in its financial dealings

And I wonder if they (OIG) had gone out to one of our Medicaid providers, or contractors, who they were auditing and saw they had spent $2,800 on one chair, would they question that?

HHSC spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman on the purchase of a pair of $2,800 chairs for now departed Inspector General Doug Wilson and his former deputy Jack Stick