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University of Texas attack tests Texas GOP unity
The gist
Texas Republican candidate Bo French attacked UT students of color over a football photo.
The intra-party rebuke weeks before November's election tests whether Texas GOP unity holds.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2026Bo French posted xenophobic social media posts targeting students of color celebrating at a University of Texas football game, prompting intra-party rebuke weeks before the November election.
- Sep 13, 2026U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who lost his reelection primary bid to Attorney General Ken Paxton in May, blasted French's comment and called on other Republican elected officials to condemn the intolerance and racism.
- Sep 15, 2026UT students attacked by French called his comments 'disgusting'; French doubled down after Texas Republicans condemned the posts.