Democrat Chris Bell enters race for Texas governor again, 20 years after his first race

Name: Democrat Chris Bell enters race for Texas governor again, 20 years after his first race
Uploaded: 2025-11-30T07:03:00-0600
Duration: 4 min 28 s
Description: Former Houston Congressman Chris Bell has joined the race and will square off against State Representative Gina Hinojosa, of Austin, and entrepreneur Andrew White of Houston, who ran in 2018. It's Bell's second time running for governor. He became the Democratic nominee nearly 20 years ago when he challenged incumbent Rick Perry in 2006.

Former Houston Congressman Chris Bell has joined the race and will square off against State Representative Gina Hinojosa, of Austin, and entrepreneur Andrew White of Houston, who ran in 2018. It's Bell's second time running for governor. He became the Democratic nominee nearly 20 years ago when he challenged incumbent Rick Perry in 2006.