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Oil Tycoon Funds Far-Right Candidate Challenging Texas Oilfield Regulator

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Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright led the agency’s efforts to reform oilfield waste rules. Oil billionaires are now backing Bo French to unseat him.

By Martha Pskowski

Jim Wright ran for the Railroad Commission of Texas six years ago as a reformer. But his reforms drew the ire of powerful oil tycoons who are now trying to unseat him.

Oil Tycoon Funds Far-Right Candidate Challenging Texas Oilfield Regulator
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