Bo French doubles down after Texas Republicans condemn UT Austin student posts
Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, posted social media content targeting University of Texas Austin students that critics characterized as racist, including references to "foreigners" and Asian students as a "problem." After prominent Texas Republicans including Dustin Burrows and John Cornyn condemned the posts, French defended his comments as policy-related rather than racial. University of Texas leaders and students also condemned the posts. French's statements have drawn criticism from within his own party.
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4 developments- Sep 13Texas Republicans call out railroad commissioner candidate over racist post
- Sep 13Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a ‘problem’
- Sep 14Bo French doubles down after Texas Republicans condemn UT Austin student posts
- Sep 15University of Texas Responds to GOP Candidate’s Racist Posts
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5 viewpointsFallout over Bo French's controversial social media post about UT Austin students
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