If you believe in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an example of climate change. That certainly wasn't because man had overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy.

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, quoted by Buzzfeed

When it comes to our Second Amendment rights, we should have a 60-vote threshold.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on gun-control legislation advancing in Washington

I may go down fighting on this issue, but I will never apologize for trying to reach out and help families who are desperate for their children to have chance they never had.

Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, on his tax credit scholarship legislation

People are generally prepared to get over it, but they don’t know if they’re prepared to vote for me. And there’s a healthy number of people who will never get over it. ... It’s a little complicated because I always attracted a fairly substantial amount of people who didn’t like me anyway.

Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is considering a comeback run for mayor of New York, in the New York Times

We are going to track down these murderers ... and bring them to justice to protect the men and women who prosecute these criminals in the first place and put them behind bars.

Attorney General Greg Abbott at a Tarrant County Tea Party event, speaking about the Kaufman County prosecutor murders

We need to be having this conversation about how to deal with the 12 million that are here and how to create a thoughtful system.

Gov. Rick Perry in an interview with WFAA-TV

I hate to sound trite, but seeing is believing and actions speak louder than words.

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, after the UT System regents voted to turn over documents to lawmakers