The Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner is doubling down on a series of social media posts he made that members of his own party are condemning as racist. On Sunday morning, Bo

Bo French's controversial comments about University of Texas students have exposed a growing divide among Texas Republicans, with some of the party's most prominent figures condemning the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner while others have defended him or declined to criticize him.

Both conservative and liberal voices expressed alarm over the post, which showed a photo of UT Austin students at a recent football game.

Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.

GOP operatives fear Bo French’s rhetoric could undermine the party’s recent gains with Hispanic and Asian American voters.

A UT Austin senior responds after Republican candidate Bo French made anti-immigration remarks about a football game at the university.

Republicans both condemned and stood up for French after he posted about the number of students attending UT of South Asian descent.

The Texas senator's comments were not made publicly.

French's commentary inflames what has become a fight in Texas about who higher education should serve as the state grows more diverse.

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