Hinojosa says French is unfit to serve
Texas state representative and 2026 gubernatorial candidate posting on X.
“This man is unfit to serve.”
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Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?
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Source and context
Original post
Gina Hinojosa says Bo French is unfit to serve (opens in a new tab)X post 2099220929045832183.
About this source
Hinojosa’s direct response quote-posting French’s first post.
Reporting
CBS Texas reports on Bo French’s posts and responses from Greg Abbott and R.C. Damle (opens in a new tab)Statements attributed to Greg Abbott and R.C. Damle and verification of the image’s source.
About this source
Original local reporting that verified the still came from an official Texas Athletics video and published Abbott’s direct response.
Before the quotation
French’s initial post described the crowd image as evidence of a problem.
After the quotation
Hinojosa did not elaborate on the basis for her judgment in this post.
How this statement is classified
Because Hinojosa directly quote-posted the conduct under scrutiny and declared its author unfit for office, the statement is a condemnation of that conduct.
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- Bo French
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