# Cornyn won't vote for French after racist post

> The senior Texas senator says the railroad commission candidate is an embarrassment to the Republican Party.
- Title: Cornyn won't vote for French after racist post | Shortify
- Summary: The senior Texas senator says the railroad commission candidate is an embarrassment to the Republican Party. A racist social media post by Bo French has cost…
- Keywords: john cornyn, bo french, texas railroad commission, racist post, university of texas, republican party, jon rosenthal, ted cruz, dustin burrows, texas politics, asian students, news
- Source: The Texas Tribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464966/john-cornyn-bo-french-texas-railroad-commission-racist-post
- Author: Will Hammann
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:34:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: john cornyn, bo french, texas railroad commission, racist post, university of texas, republican party, jon rosenthal, ted cruz, dustin burrows, texas politics, asian students, news
## Cornyn refuses to back French
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he won't vote for Bo French for railroad commissioner after French called Asian students at UT a "problem."
## An embarrassment to the party
Cornyn called French an embarrassment to Republicans who will drag down the whole ticket. He may leave his ballot blank or vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal.

> He's an embarrassment to the Republican Party, and he's going to drag the whole ticket down because of his racist comments.
## Widespread Republican backlash
Other prominent Republicans condemned French too, including Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows. French has doubled down on his comments.
## Cornyn posts daily criticism
Cornyn has posted about the issue daily on X, including sharing a Karl Rove op-ed titled "Why I'm Voting for a Texas Democrat."
## The original racist post
French commented on a video of UT students celebrating a football win, focusing on South Asian students. He claimed UT graduation "looked like this" and called it a problem.

> I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn't believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.
## Oil and gas stays silent
Texas' oil and gas industry has mostly stayed quiet on French's racist post, despite his candidacy for the railroad commission that regulates them.
## Key takeaway

A racist social media post by Bo French has cost him support from top Texas Republicans, including Senator John Cornyn.