Chris Bell visits the Alamo City

Chris Bell (photo)
candidate for Texas Governor


Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, Chris Bell, visited the Alamo City, Wednesday, July 19th. During his one-day visit, he touted a plan to curb air and water pollution in Texas.

He said, "Pollution is making us sick and it is costing Texas billions of dollars every year in health care costs, loss of productivity and lost jobs."

His other proposals include: require 10 percent of the state's energy to come from renewable sources such as wind farm by 2015, toughen enforcement of existing environmental regulations, push for a state constitutional amendment to protect hunting and fishing grounds, and end the fast tracking of permits for coal-fired power plants.

Bell also accused Governor Perry's administration of not doing enough to punish polluters. He added, "it is not enough that Perry has failed to recognize the scope of the crisis. It's that time after time, he goes out of his way to make the problem worse."