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May 24, 2012

"If we can't get more people out to vote, I'm not going back to Washington." - Congressman Lloyd Doggett, on the low early voting turnout for the Democratic primary election

May 17, 2012

"He better have voted for me!"

– Re-elected Place 6 Council Member Sheryl Cole, of her son's having voted in his first election last weekend

May 10, 2012

"Put bluntly, I believe you are a snake oil salesman; a narcissist that would say anything to draw attention to himself."

– Dallas Sen. John Carona, in an email exchange with fellow GOP Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston (pictured)

May 3, 2012

"Texas is reaching beyond the scope of the government program and penalizing [Planned Parenthood] for their protected conduct."

– from U.S. District Judge Yeakel's April 30 ruling, later suspended by a 5th Circuit judge

April 26, 2012

"People say the children are our future. The STAAR test seems to be preparing us for a future where rote memorization and bubbling in is all that matters."

– Kealing Middle School student Callier Creedle (pictured center) on high-stakes testing

April 19, 2012

"Real Texans don't hurt seniors and children."

– Texas Democratic Party Chair Boyd Richie, in response to Gov. Rick Perry's Texas Budget Compact

April 12, 2012

"If enforced, the [Texas] rule will cause irreparable harm to ... tens of thousands of low-income women seeking family planning and other preventive health services."

– from Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state, filed Tuesday

April 5, 2012

"Remember, you can be me, because I am you."

– Exoneree Michael Morton, telling an audience last week that anyone can be wrongfully convicted

March 29, 2012

"There's a bunch of Longhorns that might disagree with that."

– Federal Judge Dennis Green counters the lawyer for Mike Yassine (pictured) claiming that a fabricated UT diploma isn't a fake ID (see "Downtown Bar Owners Face Federal Drug Charges").

March 22, 2012

"They can't just say, 'I love babies, and I love public schools.'"

– Allen Weeks, on Save Texas Schools' mission to hold Legis­lat­ive candidates accountable for their campaign rhetoric

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