A Bigoted Outburst Against Texas Sports Fans

On Saturday night, college-football fans in Texas were blessed with a moment of collective ecstasy.

Their Longhorns were playing Ohio State, the nation’s No.

1 team, and trailed by 20 points.

Then they improbably scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

A frenzy shook the stadium as more than 100,000 people, most in team colors, celebrated the stunning comeback.

But Bo French, the Republican nominee for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, was upset by what he saw in the crowd.

“I heard UT graduation this year looked like this,” he wrote yesterday on X, where he posted an image of a cluster of fans at the stadium who appeared to be of South Asian ancestry.

“I didn’t believe it.

The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.” Dispelling any doubts about his meaning, he continued: “I weep for the families in Texas who can’t get into UT because they prioritize foreigners over Texans.” He added , “Like body-cams exposed criminals, social media is exposing how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.” In reality, there is no reason to assume that the students in the photograph are foreigners, and Texas does not prioritize foreigners over Texans.

Quite the contrary.

Ninety percent of slots for first-year students at UT Austin are reserved for Texas residents.

Foreign students even pay higher tuition, which effectively acts as a subsidy for Texas residents at the college.

But some people are so psychologically distressed by diversity and difference that their reactions have little to do with the facts on the ground.

Some prominent Republicans have objected to the latest––but not the only ––bigoted remarks from French.