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- Bo French won the Texas Railroad Commission Republican primary runoff against incumbent Jim Wright on May 27 2026.
- Conservative megadonors, including the Texas Freedom Fund, contributed $1 million—over 60 % of French’s funds—while oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks donated heavily.
- French’s platform opposed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and claimed commission was influenced by Sharia law.
- A commission seat would oversee Texas’s oil and gas industry and manage a $593 million budget.
