Perry, Nye, Francia, Truitt, Kliebert, Hutchison, and Berman

Gov. Rick Perry, on the resignation of Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano after 17 months in that job: "Presidents and chancellors come and go. Some stay longer than others."

Dallas executive and former A&M Regent Erle Nye, in The Dallas Morning News: "I'm disappointed with the controversy. I wish that we could handle our governance better."

Mayor Vincent Francia of Cave Creek, Arizona, quoted in The New York Times after two candidates settled an election tie by cutting cards to determine the winner: “Originally we thought of settling this with a paintball fight but that involves skill, and skill is not allowed in this."

Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, quoted in the Fort Worth Business Press on the death of legislation that would have allowed local option gasoline taxes to pay for roads: "Conservatives said 'Tax bill! Tax bill!' That's rhetoric. Rhetoric doesn't solve problems. Legislators are supposed to solve problems."

Adam Kliebert, telling the Houston Chronicle he caught his next door neighbor — state District Judge Woody Densen — on camera putting $3,000 in scratches on his car: "I could understand if it was the neighborhood kid — some punk kid that lives around here — but a judge? I knew who did it — I just didn’t have proof."

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in The Dallas Morning News, saying she supported Ronald Reagan for president after Gerald Ford, who had appointed her to the National Transportation Safety Board, wasn't competing with him, and comparing herself to Gov. Rick Perry (without saying his name): "And I've never supported a Democrat for president after I was involved in politics — unlike others who are running for public office. I never ran as a Democrat, either."

Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, telling the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he won't challenge Rick Perry if the governor will adopt a quartet of his positions on immigration and states' rights: "He's going to let me know, and if he can agree with the four issues and if he can actually accept them as his own, then I'll step out of the race and endorse him for re-election as governor."