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Bo French Leads Runoff, Faces Islamophobic Remarks, Water Controversy

5/26/2026

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Bo French earned 31.7% of the vote and will face Jim Wright in a runoff Tuesday.
Texas Freedom Fund for the Advancement of Justice PAC gave French $375,000 while producers backed Wright.
French called Muslims “savages,” blamed a plastics plant for water shortages, and said opponents were selling water to a Muslim government.
Environmental advocates warn wastewater rules, which Wright calls “New Mexico-style,” cannot stop toxic geysers or abandoned-well contamination.

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Bo French earned 31.7% of the vote and will face Jim Wright in a runoff Tuesday.
Texas Freedom Fund for the Advancement of Justice PAC gave French $375,000 while producers backed Wright.
French called Muslims “savages,” blamed a plastics plant for water shortages, and said opponents were selling water to a Muslim government.
Environmental advocates warn wastewater rules, which Wright calls “New Mexico-style,” cannot stop toxic geysers or abandoned-well contamination.