Democrat Rosenthal wins ugly race for Texas railroad commissioner
Topics: Texas Politics
2 outlets (CBS News and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “commissioner”, “railroad”, “Democrat”, “race”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “Rosenthal” and “ugly”; NBC News uses “backlash” and “comments”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Republican Bo French attracted attention when he posted a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering at a football game with a caption saying the University of Texas has a "problem" that is …”
- NBC News reports: “Democrat Jon Rosenthal has defeated GOP nominee Bo French, NBC News projects. French faced criticism from fellow Republicans for his inflammatory remarks.”
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- CBS News: Democrat Rosenthal wins ugly race for Texas railroad commissioner
- NBC News: Democrat wins Texas railroad commissioner race after rival faced backlash over racist comments
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