Texas Rep. Lacey Hull asks French to delete his post about UT fans
Lacey HullTexas state representative, in a post on X
Texas state Rep. Lacey Hull asked on X that the post be deleted, said it broke her heart, and said the college students pictured cheering on their football team were Texans.
“Please delete this. This post breaks my heart. I see college kids cheering on their football team. I see Texans”
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Where this statement fits
Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?
After the University of Texas football team’s September 12, 2026 comeback win over Ohio State, Republican Railroad Commission nominee Bo French posted a still image of apparent South Asian fans and called what it showed a “problem.” He later said social media was exposing Americans being displaced by foreigners and accused UT of prioritizing foreigners over Texans. French and several supporters framed the posts as a legitimate criticism of immigration and admissions policy. Republican and Democratic officials, along with other commentators, condemned the use of the fans’ appearance as racist or xenophobic. Governor Greg Abbott rejected French’s interpretation of the image while reaffirming support for restrictive immigration policies.
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The American Bazaar's report on the criticism that followed Bo French's posts about South Asian students at a University of Texas football game. It quotes Indian American advocacy groups and elected officials from both parties, including posts on X that the article quotes.
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The American Bazaar reported that Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, shared a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering the Longhorns' win and said the scene showed how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.
After the quotation
The American Bazaar reported that French drew condemnation from other Republicans, including Sen. John Cornyn and state Rep. Jared Patterson, as well as from Democrats such as Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.
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The case asks whether French's post about the UT fans was racist, so the reference point is the post that presented the pictured fans as a problem. Hull asked French to delete it, said it broke her heart, and described the pictured students as Texans. That criticizes the post itself and rejects its reading of the image, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Challenged the characterization, which loses because she also asks for the post to be removed and says it hurt her, which is direct criticism.
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Krishnamoorthi calls French’s UT fan post a xenophobic attack
“The Department of Education seems to be playing dog whistles to Bo French’s tune just days after his xenophobic attack on South Asian students for cheering for their own college football team. South Asian Americans are as American as anyone.”Read statement
French says his UT fan posts were about culture, not race
“It’s fair to say that Texas doesn’t look and feel like it did when I was a kid, and that’s not racist.”Read statement
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