Cecil Bell Jr. is a Republican representing Texas House District 3, which includes Waller County and portions of Montgomery County, such as areas in Magnolia, Conroe, and The Woodlands. A sixth-generation Texan born in Rosenberg and raised across the state, he is a contractor and CEO of nine active enterprises in construction and cattle operations, recognized as a 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist for the Southwest Region. He serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Texas State Guard and is a life member of the National Rifle Association and Texas State Rifle Association . Notable community roles include past president of the Magnolia ISD School Board, chairman of the Greater Magnolia Economic Development Partnership, and chairman of the Montgomery Precinct 5 Constable TECOLE Training Academy.

Education and Political Experience

Education details are not specified in available records. Politically, Bell was first elected to the Texas House in 2013 and has served multiple terms, approaching his work with a commitment to constitutional limits on government. He currently chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Strategic Fiscal Revenue & Federal Relief Funds, vice-chairs the House Appropriations Committee for Articles VI, VII, and VIII, and serves on the House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development . Key achievements include authoring bills for dual credit access to career and technology courses, expanding first responder definitions to include dispatchers, protecting property rights in eminent domain and tax protest hearings, combating inadequate landfill permitting, and supporting Prairie View A&M University's juvenile crime prevention center.