In Laredo, Jon Rosenthal makes his first public pitch for a seat on Texas Railroad Commission
23-08-2026 04:08 via feeds.texastribune.org

In Laredo, Jon Rosenthal makes his first public pitch for a seat on Texas Railroad Commission

Rosenthal, a Democratic state representative from Houston, fielded questions about data centers and oil field pollution at a town hall hosted by the Webb County Democratic Party.
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