We're not in negotiations with the State of Texas at this time. We have been contacted by the state government a while back. We've been contacted by various state governments over the past several months. We're only considering the state of Mississippi.

More than half the states have enacted something on hacking. This is the first time the federal government has taken action on it.

I tried to polish my whole game and be more consistent with the bat. Just get my mind right, mostly. I worked on my mental side of the game. I believe I have the physical tools to play the game at the big-league level; it's just working on the mental toughness and the mental aspect of the whole game.

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.

If it was left solely to the devices of the government, that wouldn't have happened.

extremely pleased with the response that every element of the federal government, all of our federal partners, have made to this terrible tragedy.