GOP Senator Criticizes ‘Racism’ From Fellow Texas Republican

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, called out a member of his own party for “intolerance and racism” in a social media post about University of Texas students.

Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas railroad commissioner, posted an image on X of a group of apparently non-White University of Texas football fans celebrating during the Longhorns’ win against Ohio State on Sept. 12.

“I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined,” French wrote in the post.

In his own X post, Cornyn wrote, “This is the Republican nominee for statewide office. Are other Republican elected officials going to condemn the intolerance and racism, or look the other way while it becomes normalized. This is how great political parties self-destruct. Sad.”

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In the 2025-26 school year, Texas residents accounted for more than 80% of students at the University of Texas at Austin, according to a release from the school. International students made up less than 10% of enrollment.

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