I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.

Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.

Our party cannot be all things to all people. It can't be. Our loudest opponents on the left are never going to like us so let's stop trying to curry favor with them.

Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.

Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.

My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.

Let's stand up. Let's speak with pride about our morals and our values and redouble our effort to elect more conservative Republicans.

According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class.

I stand before you today as a disciplined conservative Texan, a committed Republican and a proud American, united with you to restoring our nation and revive the American dream.

I don't want to look like Connecticut, no offense, I don't want to look like Oklahoma, I don't want to look like California. I want to be uniquely Texas. And that's not to diss anybody else.

I didn't say I was running, did I?

Every life is precious.

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.