Media Reports

The following is the text of a Letter to the Editor written by Ruth Ann Few, president, Brazosport Federation of Teachers & Support Personnel, Lake Jackson.
It was published in Brazoria County's TheFacts.com

Education is a major issue in this election. Texas is facing numerous problems such as inadequate funding, conflicting accountability standards, high-stakes testing (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills), rising drop-out rates and changing curriculum standards. As a lifelong Texas educator and the current president of the Brazosport Federation of Teachers, I care about education.

"The Chronicle endorses Chris Bell in the special election to fill the District 17 state Senate seat."

Bev Carter, the owner/publisher of the widely acclaimed Fort Bend Star, has a terrific article endorsing Chris Bell in the race for Texas Senate District 17:

Hal over at the Half Empty blog has some nice video of Congressman Al Green talking about why people should vote for Chris Bell for Texas Senate.
"Vote Bell first, then vote Democrat," Green told the crowd.

Matt Glazer of the Burnt Orange Report caught up with Chris Bell at the Democratic National Convention in Denver today and posted a video of the conversation "about his great new poll numbers, the convention, and the future of Texas."
Check out the post and the video here.

Over at OfftheKuff, Charles Kuffner has audio of his wide-ranging interview with Chris Bell, who he calls a "great candidate" and "strong frontrunner" for Texas Senate. The conversation includes Bell's views on elementary school and higher education, ethics in government, health care and more.

From the Harris County Democratic Party's news blog:

"Save the date August 19th for a great Katy Democratic Meeting.
We will have two super speakers.

"First is Chris Bell, candidate for State Senator, District 17 which includes most of Katy. He’ll discuss his plans for changing the Texas Senate."

The Austin American-Statesman's political column, Under The Dome, gave a tip of the hat Saturday to our campaign's online fundraising with this item:

Bell flexes fundraising muscle

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell, a Democrat running against three Republicans for the vacant state Senate District 17 seat, has some new bragging rights. Blue ones, of course.

The Chris Bell for Texas Senate campaign made the coveted Top 10 List on Act Blue.
Here's some of what the ActBlue Campaign Newswire had to say about the Bell fund-raising drives:

The West University Examiner has an article on an important endorsement for Chris Bell:

West U’s Republican mayor endorses Democrat Bell

Mayor Bob Kelly has endorsed Democrat Chris Bell to fill the state Senate seat vacated by former West University Place resident Kyle Janek.