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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online</p><p>Bo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democratic leaders, according to a recent investigation from<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/politics/kfile-bo-french-tweets-executions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank"> CNN’s KFile team</a>.</p><p>French, who is running to lead Texas’s railroad commission, has recently faced criticism from members of his own party after <a href="https://x.com/bofrench/status/2099118916282810552" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">making a racist post </a>on social media. Powerful Republicans, including Texas senator John Cornyn, said they would not support French in the upcoming election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/texas-republican-controversial-social-media-posts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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