Dec 12, 2014 ... A University of Texas System regent who is the subject of a criminal investigation  has lashed out at House Speaker Joe Straus, accusing him of offering Gov. ...  once said, “I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.”.
PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, November 1st, 2017. Mostly False ... Texas  House Speaker Joe Straus said, 'I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.'.
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, 'I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from  a tree.' — PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, December 17th, 2014. Page 1 of 1.
A University of Texas System regent who is the subject of a criminal investigation  has lashed out at House Speaker Joe Straus, accusing him of offering Gov. ... A  spokesman for Straus said Friday that the speaker has "zero influence" over ... a  large audience,” once said, “I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.”.
Dec 11, 2014 ... Hall was the subject of an impeachment investigation […] ... In a stunning  revelation of potentially illegal influence peddling, House Speaker Joe Straus  promised that an indictment effort and other actions ... Previously, Hall recalled,  Speaker Straus had said, “I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.”.
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said, ‘I do not care if Wallace Hall swings from a tree.’