### Bo French Takes Down Jim Wright: Who Knew Texans Were Tired of the Same Old?
So, it turns out that former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French is on track to kick incumbent Jim Wright to the curb in the GOP primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner. Shocking, right? Not really.
French, who’s a rancher and mineral owner—because, of course, that’s what you need to run a railroad commission—has some heavyweight backing. We’re talking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and big-name GOP donors like Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks. Nice little network they’ve got going there.
Now, let’s pause for a moment. When a candidate with this kind of support knocks out a long-time incumbent, it usually raises a few eyebrows. But don’t expect any deep dives into why voters might be fed up with the status quo. Instead, we’ll just see a nice, tidy narrative of “upset” without anyone really digging into the reasons behind it.
What’s missing here? A real conversation about what Texans want from their Railroad Commissioner, or a look at how incumbents can get comfy and forget who put them in power in the first place.
But hey, let’s just celebrate the win and ignore the details. Isn’t that how politics works these days?
If Bo French wins, will he do anything different, or is this just another case of swapping one suit for another?
By Admin | Published: May 27, 2026 at 5:15 am
