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Dustin Burrows

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Texas House of Representatives

Dustin Burrows is a Republican member and speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

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What we have documented

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

Statements by Dustin Burrows

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Dustin Burrows

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

Condemned

Response to this claim

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

“You can oppose immigration policy without demeaning people because of their race or ethnicity — this post has crossed the line. Delete it @bofrench”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Dustin Burrows says Bo French crossed the lineX post 2099172613054509466.
Why we used this label

Burrows directly condemns the conduct under scrutiny while distinguishing it from permissible immigration-policy opposition.

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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