Quotes of the Week

Mark my word, Wolf, Texas will be a critical state in this primary process. Keep an eye on Texas, that’s going to be important.

Rick Santorum spokeswoman Alice Stewart to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday

I am going to remain optimistic that we will have a great voter turnout because everyone will have all the resources they need to go out and make their mark.

Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade on whether she is concerned about the drawn-out redistricting process and the uncertainty that lingers over the state's voter ID law 

It has been reported, erroneously, that I am supporting Craig James in the primary. In fact, I support Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for this nomination.

Wal-Mart heiress and Texas GOP donor Alice Walton challenging U.S. Senate hopeful Craig James' claim that she had endorsed him, as quoted in The Dallas Morning News

We now have private beaches in Texas where the public can be excluded. I think folks should remember this when it's time to vote.

Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson on a Texas Supreme Court ruling upending part of the Open Beaches Act

What we need, if not outrage, is at least concerned involvement.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, to the San Antonio Express-News on the number of vacant benches in Texas' federal courts

Illegal immigration isn’t simply a threat to our sovereignty. This problem has huge financial implications that affect every Texas taxpayer. Now is the time for us to take action and share the bill.

Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, on why he sent a letter to Mexican President Felipe Calderón requesting reimbursement for services rendered to illegal immigrants from Mexico who live in Texas

It takes extraordinary leaders to break out of the bottom category if you’re poorly funded. And we reward not-so-extraordinary leaders for succeeding with significantly more money.

Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, on the flaws in the way the state finances and holds its public schools accountable