Dustin Burrows
Role at the time: Speaker of the Texas House posting on his public X account.
Condemned
Responding to
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”
Why we used this label
Burrows directly condemns the conduct under scrutiny while distinguishing it from permissible immigration-policy opposition.
Dustin Burrows says Bo French crossed the line (opens in a new tab)X post 2099172613054509466.
Burrows’s direct response asks French to delete the post while distinguishing immigration-policy opposition from racial or ethnic denigration.