Hutchison, Turner, Jefferson, Straus, and Davis

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, telling The Dallas Morning News that a special session wouldn't be necessary if she were governor: "I would hope not. Because I would be hands-on, working hard through the session and I would be working with the Legislature, which is what I think the governor should do."

State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, talking about a possible mayoral bid in the Houston Chronicle: "I'm not trying to dance on the stage or have people speculating... I will take a look at how this race has unfolded, whether people are looking for another option and whether or not people think that I would be a good fit for where the city is at this time."

Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Caperton v. Massey that campaign donations can be grounds to remove a judge from a case: "Caperton decision challenges us to do more to remove the perception that judicial campaign contributions influence decisions in Texas courts. Caperton identified a core problem that exists in Texas even with expenditure limits. Judges and judicial candidates now must raise hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars to support their election efforts."

House Speaker Joe Straus, in the San Antonio Express-News: "I'm pro-business, so my position is that we don't need to go back on tort reform. But I'm also not Tom Craddick, so I'm trying to figure out how to be fair — and what's really driving this is that the Democrats are wholly owned by the trial lawyers."

House Parliamentarian Denise Davis, quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on the prospect of a special session: "I haven't checked to see if I'm still married. I'm scared to call home."