Texans and independent voters like to vote for somebody who is going to buck the status quo, and isn't going to do as he is told.

Texans fear no one.

It is difficult to conduct flood mitigation at the federal level because of the bureaucracy and inconsistent funding. Texans are better able to lead this effort at the state level rather than rely on the federal government.

You don't find anyone like Texans anywhere else in the world.

People in my town were not that into reading, but the overblown way Texans told stories was important.

Serving 27 million Texans spread across 254 counties and two time zones isn't a job for those who require a lot of sleep.

I serve and answer to the Texans I represent - not the Hollywood elite.

Real Texans want their kids to have the best education possible, not the one politicians looking to brag about budget cuts have left us with.

Texas really is the greatest state in the greatest nation. Texans - and women all over the country - deserve leaders that care, that listen, and that work to protect their interests.

Texans are by nature independent people.

I'm loyal and I think most Texans are very loyal, but I'm also stubborn.

In the Steven F. Austin Colony, which was the first colony, Texans first established a provisional government in 1835 with the intention of writing a declaration of independence soon after.

As a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, I have been a staunch supporter of the production of the F-35 since day one and understand the importance of its production for my fellow Texans and our nation's security.

A lot of Texans go up to New York and stay there forever. If there are any two places with more individual characters, I don't know them.

Most Texans think Hanukkah is some sort of duck call.

When in Texas, do as the Texans do: Drive trucks, wear cowboy boots, and two-step!

Texans deserve a senator who represents our values, strength, courage, independence - putting Texas first.

Ted Cruz cut his teeth politically in Texas on disrupting the Republican establishment, and Texans love a fighter. It's the same thing that has made me successful is that when people look at me, they see a fighter, somebody who takes on the establishment, who isn't intimidated, and is willing to kick through doors.

Texans will not be pushed around.

Jim Hightower, Ann Richards - there are quite a few intelligent regular Texans.