Updated: Saturday, 27 Feb 2010, 12:20 AM CST
Published : Friday, 26 Feb 2010, 4:56 PM CST
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Farouk Shami is a candidate for governor in the Democratic primary.
He is a self-made businessman from Houston and the creator of the CHI hair straightener. Shami believes creating jobs for out of work Texans is a top priority and proposes using the Texas Enterprise Fund to provide grants for small business owners. He also believes in an overhaul of the Texas Department of Transportation.