Quotes by David Dewhurst

“If theres a culprit, (its) those special interests who dont want school finance to pass, ... Certain lobbyists — rich and greedy lobbyists for the Texas chemical companies, for some oil and gas companies — are really out of touch with their members. They did everything they could to block school finance.”

“They are friends of mine. I have argued with them. I think they really have slowed this process down, and they brought fair reform of the tax system to a standstill,”

“I think the public deserves better from their elected officials,”

“I have been very restrained in my comments about the House and the House leadership. But Speaker Craddick and I have a different point of view, ... I think the Legislature ought to reform our schools, not the courts.”

“The public deserved better from their elected officials,”

“These are all items were going to seriously consider, ... But when we only have a finite amount of available funds, I want to take a look at our immediate costs from Hurricane Katrina.”

“Addressing these items is more a timing issue than whether or not well ultimately take care of them,”

“Due to current uncertainties surrounding the non-reimbursed costs to Texas of Hurricane Katrina, I think it is prudent to wait several weeks until we know what Texas post-Katrina obligations are for evacuees before we start spending our limited reserves,”