“Bell on Tuesday slammed the school voucher program Abbott championed… ‘Greg Abbott has never and will never have the same commitment to teachers or to public school students that I will’…” — The Texas Tribune Read full article here: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/texas-governor-2026-race-chris-bell/
“Bell represented the state’s 25th district in the Houston area in 2003… Bell also ran for governor in 2006 but lost to Rick Perry. In 2020 he ran in the Democratic primary to unseat US Senator John Cornyn.” — KVUE-TV (ABC) Austin Read full article here: https://www.kvue.com/video/news/politics/vote-texas/race-texas-governor-chris-bell/269-d5eefaba-5a93-4566-9d9c-ddb9b3fa93c3
“Bell, 65, is running in the March 3 Democratic primary in a field that includes state Rep. Gina Hinojosa of Austin, Houston businessman Andrew White and Quitman rancher Bobby Cole…. A former Houston council member, Bell served one term in Congress (2003-2005). He was caught up in the Republican-driven 2003 redistricting effort.” — The Dallas Morning News Read full article…
“Former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell, D-Houston, has called an Austin news conference for Monday, where he could announce a campaign for governor.” — MSN Read full article here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/greg-abbott-kicks-off-reelection-campaign-with-aggressive-property-tax-relief-plan/ar-AA1Q6M8N