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Drew Darby

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Drew Darby is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Drew Darby, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Drew Darby

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Drew Darby

Role at the time: Member of the Texas House of Representatives posting on his public X account.

Condemned

Response to this claim

French’s posts demeaned the pictured people because of their race or ethnicity.

“This is racism, plain and simple. I have served on the Energy Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Railroad Commission, for most of my tenure in the Texas House, and I have never seen conduct so unbecoming of a Railroad Commissioner or candidate in that time. The right thing to do is immediately delete this and issue an apology.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Drew Darby condemns Bo French’s post and requests an apologyX post 2099197789934600213.
Why we used this label

Darby expressly condemns the conduct as racist and demands that French retract it and apologize.

Read statementFull case: Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

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Case

Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Bo French used an image of apparent South Asian UT fans to argue that foreigners were displacing Americans. Critics called the posts racist or xenophobic; French and supporters said they raised a legitimate immigration and admissions dispute.

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