Perry, Howard, Chisum, Combs, and Miller

Gov. Rick Perry, to Patricia Marcouiller, who was on the floor taking care of Stump, a champion Sussex spaniel visiting the Capitol: "There is nothing I like better than having someone in my office on their knees. You know they're in there beggin.'"

Rep. Charlie Howard, R-Sugar Land, on selling lotto tickets where alcohol is sold: "What we're saying is that we're going to get people intoxicated to entice them to purchase lottery tickets."

Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, in response: "Would it be alright if we just got their money away from them so they couldn't buy more booze?"

Comptroller Susan Combs, talking about the Texas economy, quoted in the Wichita Falls Times Record News: "We're doing better here, so we feel better. If we feel better, we go shopping."

Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, on feral hogs and his proposal to allow Texans to hunt them from helicopters: "They are the new fire ant."