Briggs, Howard, Perry, Madla, and CasteelLarry Briggs, a chemical plant operator, talking about Kinky Friedman the The Baytown Sun: "I like the idea that he's not going to have to kiss anybody's butt once he gets in office." Rep. Charlie Howard, telling Fort Bend Now why he laid out a proposal for an "adjusted receipts tax" at a candidate's forum without telling the audience he'd learned about it in conversations with Gov. Rick Perry and former Comptroller John Sharp, who's heading the tax reform panel: "I didn't want to show off." Gov. Rick Perry, on the agenda for an upcoming special session on school finance: "Do we have to eat this pie at one sitting? I think the answer is no. We can eat it one slice at a time and enjoy it and actually keep it down." Sen. Frank Madla, D-San Antonio, talking to a dinner group on a web video being distributed by his Democratic challenger, Rep. Carlos Uresti: "When I get to the state Capitol, I lock the Democratic Party in my trunk." Rep. Carter Casteel, R-New Braunfels, talking to The Dallas Morning News about a well-funded challenge from the right: "My mother would be rolling in her grave if she thought I was intimidated by someone who is trying to buy a seat."