Bell in Southeast Texas
Chris Bell's education priorities in his campaign for the District 17 Senate seat were highlighted in a Port Arthur News article. Chris Bell urged rewriting rules on college tuition increases and endorsed alternative education opportunities.
The news story quoted him as saying:
A lot of our jobs need a college degree, and they’re making it more difficult to go. We should freeze it (tuition and fees) until we find a better way to fund it. Lamar State College-Port Arthur lost much of its funding.
And, he was quoted as saying:
“We need to return to vocational training for those who will not go to college so they can receive training in their field and make a livable income.
