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Jon Rosenthal

Jon Rosenthal is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner in the 2026 election.

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Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

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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Statements by Jon Rosenthal

Jon Rosenthal

Role at the time: Texas state representative and Democratic nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner posting on X.

Condemned

Responding to

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

“I spent 25 years as an oil and gas engineer. Bo French spent Sunday morning sorting our student section by skin color. Greg Abbott said Bo French would “wreck” our oil and gas industry. A man who can’t tell a Longhorn from a foreigner has no business regulating anything in TX.”
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Rosenthal directly condemns the conduct under scrutiny as race-based and argues it makes French unfit for the office he seeks.

Jon Rosenthal criticizes Bo French’s interpretation of the student-section image (opens in a new tab)X post 2099230383740956959.
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