After criticism from Republican leaders including Dustin Burrows and John Cornyn, Railroad Commission candidate Bo French defended social media posts targeting a group of UT Austin students, insisting his comments were about policy, not race.
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Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a ‘problem’
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Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist
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Bo French doubles down after Texas Republicans condemn UT Austin student posts
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University of Texas Responds to GOP Candidate’s Racist Posts
French, the Republican nominee for a statewide position regulating Texas’ oil and gas industry, posted a photo of University of Texas students, while decrying “foreigners” displacing Americans.
The morning after the Texas Longhorns pulled off a major comeback to upset Ohio State, French shared a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering in burnt orange gears from the stands.
Bo French, the Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, is facing criticism from members of his own party after posting a series of comments about University of Texas students celebrating the Longhorns’ comeback win over Ohio State.
Several prominent Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned a racist post by Bo French, a GOP candidate for statewide office to regulate Texas’ oil and gas industry.
Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned the GOP candidate running to become the state's railroad commissioner over a post about University of Texas (UT) students of South Asian descent. Candidate Bo French's post showed South Asian students at a Texas football game, and he suggested people of South As…
The Republican candidate for Texas railroad commissioner has a history of making xenophobic comments. This time he came for University of Texas students.
The often overlooked race for the Texas Railroad Commissioner received national attention this past weekend due to a viral tweet from Bo French, the former Tarrant County GOP Chairman who eked out a 1-point primary runoff victory to become the Republican nominee for the statewide position.
After criticism from Republican leaders including Dustin Burrows and John Cornyn, Railroad Commission candidate Bo French defended social media posts targeting a group of UT Austin students, insisting his comments were about policy, not race.
The fallout continued on Monday from a controversial social media post from Bo French regarding college enrollment policies and immigrants. French and his opponent responded to the pushback. Bo French comments on UT Austin fans Shortly after UT’s victory on Saturday at DKR Stadium, the Longhorn Nati…
The Texas Republican candidate for public office who criticized university students for not being white has doubled down on his comments. On Saturday, Bo French posted a photo of students at last weekend’s University of Texas football game with this comment: “I...
