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Texas Republicans condemn Bo French over racially charged social media post about UT Austin students
Bo French, Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, posted a photo of Asian American students at a University of Texas at Austin football game, suggesting they represented a demographic problem. Multiple Texas Republicans including Sen. John Cornyn, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, and State Rep. Jared Patterson condemned the post as racist. The post became a flashpoint in the U.S. Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, with Talarico calling on Paxton to respond and Paxton condemning racism while pivoting to past statements by Talarico.
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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Washington Examiner
Ken Paxton and James Talarico spar over racially charged post about Texas college students
Senate race spillover and candidate exchanges · neutral
The Hill
Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian students, calling it racist
The Examiner foregrounds the Paxton-Talarico Senate race spillover, The Hill leads with Republican condemnation of the post, and NBC offers only a brief factual bulletin omitting the Senate race entirely.
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HThe HillCENTER7h ago
“Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian students, calling it racist”
NBCNBC NewsLEFT-CENTER20h ago
“Texas Republicans call out railroad commissioner candidate over racist post”
WEWashington ExaminerRIGHT19h ago
“Ken Paxton and James Talarico spar over racially charged post about Texas college students”
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James Talarico called on Ken Paxton to respond to the post and Paxton condemned racism while pivoting to past statements by Talarico about race
