September 15, 2026
What A Day
Texas GOP Rebukes Candidate's Racist Comments
In This Episode
One of the biggest elections everyone is watching this year is the Texas Senate race. But the race that’s getting a lot of attention right now for allegations of bigotry is the Railroad Commissioner race. The Republican who wants the job spent his weekend complaining about non-white students at a University of Texas at Austin football game. To learn more, Jane spoke to Robert Downen. He’s a Senior Writer for Texas Monthly based in Austin.
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