Quotes of the Week

We are an important damn delegation. You know, the California members are sometimes jealous.

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Flower Mound, on the influence of the Texas Republicans in the House. With 24 members, they are by far the largest delegation in the House Republican conference.

We have sort of code of conduct and honor in our delegation that we stick together, and Ralph’s one of our dearest members, and it’d be tragic to see him lose what could be his last election.

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, on the efforts of Texas House Republicans to help U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Rockwall, win re-election

I have 10 months left as a state representative and I intend to use every bit of it.

State Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, in a March 14 fundraising letter reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, on his intent to overturn the results of the party primary in which he lost by 111 votes to Ramon Romero Jr.

I'm going to pray for those people.

Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate Jim Hogan, on the state leaders of his party

NCAA will devote $250 million toward appealing @NLRB decision because when you have a golden goose, you don't want it learning how to speak.

Sportswriter Dave Zirin, tweeting on the National Labor Relations Board regional decision Wednesday granting Northwestern University football players the right to unionize