Skaggs, Fraser, West, Fraser, Davis, Seliger, Wells, and Straus

Adam Skaggs, an attorney with the Brennan Center for Justice, on the sort of cheating that would be prohibited by Voter ID legislation: "It doesn"t happen because the odds of getting caught are extremely high, the penalties are extremely serious and the payoff is miniscule."

Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, introducing the bill: "Voter fraud not only is alive and well in the U.S., it's also alive and well in Texas."

Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, questioning Fraser about the bill: "Have you talked to any ethnic minorities about the bill?" Fraser, replying: "I don't want to get cute, but you are an ethnic minority, and I've talked to you about it."

Fraser, having difficulty making out questions from Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, during the Voter ID debate: "I have trouble hearing women's voices."

Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, talking to the Austin American-Statesman after an all-night debate on Voter ID: "I'm just gonna email my wife and tell her I just spent the night with [Sen.] Leticia Van de Putte."

Keith Wells, Fort Worth's assistant emergency coordinator, quoted in The Dallas Morning News about helping victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes: "Everyone wants to do the right thing. But sometimes, it's a case of, 'It's not our disaster.' We're going to do the best we can to help folks. But we would like to get compensated."

House Speaker Joe Straus, quoted by The Dallas Morning News after a hernia operation: "If I were going to spill my guts on the floor of the House, I didn't want it to be through that procedure."