Bo French, the Republican candidate for Railroad Commissioner, has remained uncharacteristically quiet on X, where he regularly posts for his more than 120,000 followers. He has yet to concede the race to Jon Rosenthal, who recently declared victory.

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...