Early voting results so far show Jon Rosenthal outperforming his opponent, Bo French, in counties the GOP commanded in the primary runoff, including Denton and Tarrant in North Texas, and industrial Corpus Christi and Fort Bend counties.

Carlos Nogueras Ramos is a regional reporter based in Odessa. Carlos joined The Texas Tribune in 2023 as a corps member with Report for America. Carlos tells the stories of Texas from the vast energy-rich...