PoliticsDemocrat Jon Rosenthal elected to Texas Railroad Commission, defeating controversial Republican Bo French

State representative Jon Rosenthal won a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, beating two challengers, including Republican nominee Bo French, whose social media remarks targeting South Asian Americans drew national backlash. The agency regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, and Rosenthal will serve a six-year term.

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