“I was just trying to stay calm and focus on the words, going one word at a time.” — Avishka Dudala, one of three finalists crowned at the 68th annual Dallas Regional Spelling Bee competition. (Monday, The Dallas Morning News)
“We’re putting an end to all of this threat once and for all, and the result will be lower oil prices, oil and gas prices for American families.” — President Donald Trump, hinting that the War on Iran would be over soon. (Monday, Associated Press)
“I challenge my colleagues to work together for new enforcement policies that not only secure our border but make safer communities and that ultimately are common sense … These two things do not have to be in contradiction.” — U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg, who helped secure the release of Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, an award-winning high-school mariachi and the rest of this family, from Immigrant Customs Enforcement detention centers. (Monday, Texas Tribune)
“The butts-in-seats [model] is really the 20th-century model. Now, the younger generation, they don’t want to sit in their seat for three hours. They want a more hospitality-driven experience. So you see that with the new Globe Life Field being a very good example of it. There’s much more standing — you can see the field from everywhere. You can walk around … There’s a party, and there happens to be a game.” — Bob Heere, University of North Texas professor of sports management and director of UNT Sports Innovation Space on how sports venues are becoming less about sports. (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)
Opinion
“Ballparks should be places where families gather, where children fall in love with the game, and where fans of every race, faith, and background feel welcome. Honoring a figure tied to resisting school integration — and doing so with imagery that evokes racist violence — sends exactly the wrong message about who belongs in that space.” — U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, in a letter sent to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Texas Rangers representatives about the installation of the One Riot, One Ranger statue at Globe Life Field in Arlington. (Wednesday, The Dallas Morning News)
“[Scotiabank CEO Travis Machen] has talked to everyone involved from the Governor on down and he was asking me why the Mayor has not returned his call.” — Dallas Economic Development Corp. CEO Linda McMahon in an email to City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert expressing concern about Mayor Eric Johnson’s availability as Scotiabank announced its intent to build a regional headquarters in Dallas. The email from last fall was part of a trove of internal communications obtained by The News. (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)
“This is so cool. This is brand new in Texas. This is history-making. This is groundbreaking. Like, how can I not be part of this cool thing that’s happening?” — NYSE Texas President Bryan Daniel on launching the New York Stock Exchange’s outpost here. (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)
“God looked down again and said, ‘I guess they need a little lithium for this stuff and batteries. And, where did he pick? Texas.” — Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian speaking to a crowded town hall in Mount Pleasant about a rush of lithium miners in Northeast Texas recently. (Thursday, The Dallas Morning News)
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