Quotes of the Week

Abbott, even if he were to not raise another dime during the second half of 2014, would still have enough money to run a very competitive campaign in the fall, whereas Davis does not have enough money to run a high-level campaign during the month of October.

Rice University political scientist Mark Jones on the significance of Greg Abbott's cash-on-hand advantage in the governor's race

It tastes the same as Wichita Falls water always has. It’s not really good tasting water … That’s why most people have always had bottled water in their homes.

Katherine Smith of Wichita Falls, on the city's introduction of treated wastewater to help deal with a historic drought

The state of Texas, as it has in redistricting cycles since 1970, adopted maps that discriminated against its citizens.

U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Bryan Sells, during opening statements at the latest round of the legal challenge to electoral maps enacted by the Legislature in 2011

You’re not supposed to be taking a bunch of selfies and freaking people out at the doughnut shop. These guys are just jackwagons.

Barry Kooda, organizer of Dallas' Open Carry Guitar Rally, criticizing open carry activists' decision to take long arms into businesses such as Chipotle

The sheep have done a really good job of keeping it nice.

Sara Krueger of OCI Solar on the decision to use the wooly landscaping crew to keep the grass down around a 45-acre solar farm northeast of San Antonio