James Talarico
Role at the time: Texas state representative and Democratic Senate candidate posting on his own account
Condemned
Statement summary
Talarico thanked Cornyn, called the post blatant racism, and challenged Paxton to say whether he would condemn it.
“Thank you @JohnCornyn for your leadership. Racism has no place in Texas. @KenPaxtonTX: will you condemn this blatant racism or will you cower to extremists?”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)James Talarico post on X challenging Ken Paxton to condemn the postFull post text.
Post published 12:10 PM ET on September 13, 2026, thanking Cornyn and challenging Paxton directly. Paxton replied later the same day.
Why we used this label
The conduct under scrutiny is French's UT fan post. Talarico names it blatant racism, condemning it directly, and presses an opponent to take a position.