Texas Politician's Racist UT Comments Spark Outrage | Dallas News

A Texas politician’s racist rant targeting South Asian students at UT Austin has ignited national outrage. Bo French, running for Railroad Commission, posted a misleading photo of students celebrating at a football game, falsely claiming it showed “white displacement” and mocking the campus as “Bollywood University.” His comments sparked a flood of hate-filled social media jokes about cricket and India — while students clarified they were just trying to find seats after hours in the heat. French defended himself on air, but backlash mounted as students like Arsheeya Moyeen called his actions manipulative and unprofessional. University leaders stood by the students, emphasizing their pride as Longhorns and defending the diversity initiatives that aim to foster inclusion — even as critics argue such racism remains disturbingly normalized online. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/bo-french-ut-austin-comments-9-15-2026/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3e1721f4e0e8ed77 Report issues to [email protected].