‘They’re lying’ claims scandal-plagued Republican as debate he ‘never agreed to’ collapses

Bo French, the Republican running for a seat on the three-member board of commissioners at the Texas Railroad Commission, said he never agreed to debate his opponent, state Rep. Jon Rosenthal , disputing the Dallas Press Club's account that he did. “They’re lying,” French said in a text message to The Texas Tribune. “The first I ever heard from them was…