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Texas Republicans Condemn Bo French Over Racist Post About UT Students

Senior GOP figures including Karl Rove and John Cornyn denounce Bo French's xenophobic comments about University of Texas students, with Rove vowing to vote for the Democratic opponent.

7 publishers · 15 articles · first seen 13 Sept 2026 · updated 40d ago

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How the odds moved · Will the Republicans win the Texas governor race in 2026?
0%50%100%78%14 Sept, 23:00 UTCnowWashington Post: The nativist provocateur who keeps pushing the Texas GOP further right · 18 Sept, 19:08 UTCNPR Politics: Texas Republican candidate under fire for comment about university students of color · 18 Sept, 08:45 UTCThe Hill: Cornyn won’t vote for Bo French in Texas race · 17 Sept, 20:02 UTCWashington Post: Why Karl Rove, a father of the modern Texas GOP, is voting for a Democrat · 17 Sept, 15:14 UTCThe Hill: Rove says he'll vote against Bo French in Texas race · 17 Sept, 13:10 UTCThe Guardian US: Republicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office · 15 Sept, 18:30 UTCWashington Post: University of Texas responds after GOP statewide candidate’s racist posts · 15 Sept, 14:12 UTCThe Hill: UT students fire back after Republican's 'blatantly racist' post · 15 Sept, 13:02 UTCPolitico: ‘Profoundly unhelpful’: Texas Republicans worry Bo French’s xenophobic posts make a tough year worse · 15 Sept, 09:00 UTCMother Jones: Bo French Wants Texas to Be the New Rhodesia. His Opponent Just Wants to Keep the Heat On. · 17 Sept, 13:21 UTC

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The story so far

7 publishers have covered this in 15 articles since 13 Sept 2026. Politico published first, on 13 September at 22:00 UTC; Just In News followed 15h 58m later. The most recent article, from Washington Post, appeared on 18 September at 19:08 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Politico (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), Washington Post (major outlet), Axios (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), NPR Politics (major outlet), Mother Jones.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will the Republicans win the Texas governor race in 2026? — the market puts it at 78%, with $4k traded in the last 24 hours. The Yes outcome occurs if a Republican wins the 2026 Texas gubernatorial election. The No outcome applies if any other candidate wins. Readers often mistake the linked news story about Bo French for the resolution criteria, but the market depends solely on the official election result called by the Associated Press, Fox News, or NBC.
  • Will the Republicans win the Texas Senate race in 2026? — the market puts it at 42%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours. The Yes outcome occurs if a Republican wins the 2026 Texas U.S. Senate election, including any run-offs. The No outcome applies if a Democrat or independent candidate wins. Readers often mistake the linked news story about Bo French for the resolution criteria, but the market resolves based on the official election winner as called by the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will the Republicans win the Texas governor race in 2026? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. PoliticoTexas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post—
  2. Just In NewsTexas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist—
  3. Washington PostTexas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students—
  4. AxiosTexas nominees' racist, vulgar remarks receive mixed GOP reaction—
  5. PoliticoTexas GOP candidate stands by xenophobic comments following backlash—
  6. Politico‘Profoundly unhelpful’: Texas Republicans worry Bo French’s xenophobic posts make a tough year worse83%
  7. The HillUT students fire back after Republican's 'blatantly racist' post83%
  8. Washington PostUniversity of Texas responds after GOP statewide candidate’s racist posts83%
  9. The Guardian USRepublicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office83%
  10. The HillRove says he'll vote against Bo French in Texas race80%▼3 points since the previous source
  11. Show 5 later sources
    1. Mother JonesBo French Wants Texas to Be the New Rhodesia. His Opponent Just Wants to Keep the Heat On.80%
    2. Washington PostWhy Karl Rove, a father of the modern Texas GOP, is voting for a Democrat80%
    3. The HillCornyn won’t vote for Bo French in Texas race80%
    4. NPR PoliticsTexas Republican candidate under fire for comment about university students of color78%▼3 points since the previous source
    5. Washington PostThe nativist provocateur who keeps pushing the Texas GOP further right78%
  12. Current odds78%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. The nativist provocateur who keeps pushing the Texas GOP further right Washington Post ·
  2. Texas Republican candidate under fire for comment about university students of color NPR Politics ·
  3. Cornyn won’t vote for Bo French in Texas race The Hill ·
  4. Why Karl Rove, a father of the modern Texas GOP, is voting for a Democrat Washington Post ·
  5. Rove says he'll vote against Bo French in Texas race The Hill ·
  6. Republicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office The Guardian US ·
Show 9 more sources
  1. University of Texas responds after GOP statewide candidate’s racist posts Washington Post ·
  2. UT students fire back after Republican's 'blatantly racist' post The Hill ·
  3. ‘Profoundly unhelpful’: Texas Republicans worry Bo French’s xenophobic posts make a tough year worse Politico ·
  4. Texas GOP candidate stands by xenophobic comments following backlash Politico ·
  5. Texas nominees' racist, vulgar remarks receive mixed GOP reaction Axios ·
  6. Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students Washington Post ·
  7. Texas Republicans condemn railroad commissioner candidate over post about Asian UT students, calling it racist Just In News ·
  8. Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post Politico ·
  9. Bo French Wants Texas to Be the New Rhodesia. His Opponent Just Wants to Keep the Heat On. Mother Jones

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