“Among Bell’s top campaign priorities, boosting public education, targeting corruption, and improving affordability, livability and opportunity. Bell said he opposes the state’s new taxpayer-funded education savings accounts program that will begin during the 2026-27 school year.” — CBS News Read full article here: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/democrat-chris-bell-running-texas-governor-again-20-years-after-first-race/
“It can’t just be about them being wrong — it has to be about why you’re right… Education has always been at the forefront for me… If the Republican Party succeeds in destroying public education here in the state of Texas, then in many ways they’re going to succeed in destroying the state. And I think we saw the first…
“And we can’t keep doing infrastructure by tragedy. [We] can’t wait for something horrific to happen before we say, ‘Gosh we should have put in that alarm system in Kerr County. We should have done something about drainage over in Meyerland.’ These types of things we need to be spotting and addressing along the way.” — Hello Houston | Houston…
“…timing is everything, and I really do believe this is going to be an extraordinary midterm for the Democratic Party. I think people are fed up here in Texas, just as they are in many other parts of the country, and they want to see change. And Greg Abbott certainly does not represent change — he represents more of the…
“Bell became the newest candidate to join the race on Monday… ‘I think [the governor’s race] is where I could have the greatest impact. I think it’s where a lot of my ideas will be most needed, and where people will really get excited [about the] things that I want to do with education and affordability and opportunity and corruption.…
“I’ve taken on corruption at the highest levels, back when I was in Congress… it’s that type of leadership that’s going to be needed in Texas going forward… The main reason that [private school voucher program] was introduced is because billionaire donors — that’s what they want, and some of them go even further, and would like to see a…
“Bell joins Gina Hinojosa, Andrew White, Bobby Cole, and Benjamin Flores. Seems pretty likely at this point that this will go to a runoff. I’ll be very interested to see what the January finance reports look like.” — Off the Kuff Read full article here: https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chris-Bell-EG-04-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1
“‘Nowhere is the corruption on more vivid display than the office of our governor, Greg Abbott,’ said Bell, announcing his candidacy in front of the Texas Capitol. ‘It’s about the pay-to-play culture that has engulfed almost every aspect of our state government.’” — Denton Record-Chronicle Read full article here: https://dentonrc.com/news/election_2020/former-u-s-rep-chris-bell-joins-texas-democrats-seeking-to-unseat-gov-greg-abbott/article_488c5633-4428-4413-b686-823efddd3eb8.html
“Bell served one term in Congress before he fell prey to redistricting under then-U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land. As a freshman, Bell broke a seven-year truce among House members and filed an ethics complaint against DeLay that led to DeLay’s downfall.” — Houston Public Media (NPR) Read full article here: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/11/12/535869/former-u-s-rep-chris-bell-joins-texas-democrats-seeking-to-unseat-gov-greg-abbott/
“Bell criticized Abbott’s push for a private school voucher program, accusing the governor of catering to “multi-billion-dollar contributors” rather than prioritizing students and teachers. Bell then called for higher teacher pay and a renewed commitment to public education… [Bell] compared Abbott to the “Cousin Eddie” character from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, saying the governor ‘just doesn’t know when to leave.…