Democratic House candidate Sethi challenges Paxton to condemn French's remarks

Who's involved

• Pooja SethiDemocratic candidate for Texas House District 47
• Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney General and Republican US Senate nominee
• Bo FrenchRepublican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission
• James TalaricoDemocratic US Senate candidate
• Vasant BhattX user who posted about the controversy

The facts

• Bo French, Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission, posted on X on September 13 about University of Texas students celebrating a football victory.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• French's September 13 post accumulated more than 54 million views on X.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• Ken Paxton responded on X the same day condemning racism but without naming French.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• Vasant Bhatt reported that Paxton visited the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Irving on October 31.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• Pooja Sethi is running for Texas House District 47 in Austin as a Democrat.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

• Pooja Sethi Ken Paxton should condemn Bo French's bigoted attacks on Indian Americans.^{1 2}
• Vasant Bhatt Paxton visited temples to gain votes while associating with people who are Hinduphobes and racists.^{1 2}
• Ken Paxton He condemns racism in all its forms, including James Talarico saying white men are America's top terror threat.^{1 2}
• James Talarico Ken Paxton should condemn bigoted remarks.^{1 2}