The high bidder does, of course, have to adhere to the terms of the contract. That down payment is not contingent on them changing their mind.

The last thing you want to do is stop the race. They don't want a six-hour race, they want a three-hour race.

I want to remind the people in Port Arthur and Southeast Texas that as lawmakers, we are just as frustrated as they are about the special session. But I do think we have made substantial progress since the regular session.

It looks like she attempted suicide, ... She appears to be in good condition. She's just not responding to attempts to wake her up.

They were getting only minimal relief, ... And I was concerned about property tax relief. I took a look at the average home owner in District 4, and the proposed plan only offered $18 a month or less in tax relief. That was not substantial enough.

Normal people, just the everyday person such as yourself. That, in fact, is where the real growth is taking place.

The residential real estate last year sold at auction, in live auction, was just over $14 billion.

From midnight to 4 a.m., we recorded about 2 inches of rain and over a half-inch more from then until 8 a.m..

I don't know what they're talking about. A draft is just a draft until it's adopted.

We set up a $100 million grant program that districts could apply for, ... Teachers could apply for $3,000 in extra pay if they would teach in chronically low-performing schools. It was an incentive to get good teachers into tough schools. It was a pretty good reform bill that just didn't pass, but we made progress as we went along.