Quotes of the Week

You know how long that takes in Texas at 75 miles an hour? That's a particularly flat highway.

U.S. 5th Circuit Court Judge Edith Jonessuggesting that quick highways mean traveling hundreds of miles from the Rio Grande Valley to obtain an abortion wouldn't be an "undue burden"

It would be a little difficult to explain to a group of corn farmers why spending a bunch of their money for me to go hunt alligators is a really good idea.

Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers Association vice president, on why he chose not to go alligator hunting with Sen. David Vitter, R-La., for a $5,000 campaign donation

He was — a Chuck E. Cheese manager!

State Board of Education candidate Lady Theresa Thombs taking her criticism of a rival candidate in an unexpected direction in a Monday forum

In case Chairman Sessions’ sarcastic comment (i.e. – bah humbug!) was misunderstood as a policy shift, let there be no doubt – he supports a full repeal of ObamaCare.

Torrie Miller, spokeswoman for Dallas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions, affirming that he still wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act

Maybe the word 'welfare' should be changed to something of a 'transitional living fund,' for that is what it is, for people to be able to live.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, suggesting on the House floor a rebrand for the W-word

It may not be taken care of after this meeting, but maybe if the earth shakes down in Austin, we'll get some results.

An unidentified man who attended and came away dissatisfied from a Railroad Commission meeting in Azle intended to address a recent spate of earthquakes