U.S. Senator John Cornyn openly criticized Bo French, the Republican hopeful for the Texas railroad commission. Cornyn's criticism focused on a Twitter message that French made. That post targeted Asian-American pupils at the University of Texas. Cornyn described the post as racist and intolerant. French is seeking election to on the railroad commission, a government oversight agency. Cornyn's statement is part of the persistent focus on French's social media activity. That attention has been increasing for some time.