AUSTIN, Texas - Bo French, the Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, is facing criticism from members of his own party after posting a series of comments about University of Texas students celebrating the Longhorns' comeback win over Ohio State.

The social media posts were made Sunday and began with French sharing a photo of a crowd celebrating Texas' 24-23 victory over the Buckeyes at UT Austin's football stadium.

What we know: In the post by French, he shared a photo of Longhorn fans celebrating and wrote: "I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn't believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined." French later wrote that social media were exposing "how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners," adding that the situation was "far worse than any of us could imagine." Texas state law requires at least 90% of UT Austin freshmen to be Texas residents.