U.S. Senator John Cornyn openly criticized Bo French, the Republican Party nominee for the Texas railroad commission. Cornyn's censure targeted at a online comment that French made. That post targeted Asian-American pupils at the University of Texas. Cornyn described the post as racist and intolerant. French is campaigning for a seat on the railroad commission, a state regulatory body. Cornyn's statement is part of the continued scrutiny on French's social media activity. That attention has been increasing for a while.