AUSTIN, Texas — The FBI has launched an investigation into reports of racist texts circulating around Austin.
A screenshot of the text from a concerned Austinite claims the recipient has been picked to be a slave at their nearest plantation by a "Trump representative."
The texts reportedly started the day after the election and come from unknown sources. Each message varies, but they all appear to ask the recipient to report to the plantation to pick cotton or become a "house slave."
Authorities confirmed the racist text messages were real and were reported in several other states. That led to the FBI and attorneys general in Virginia and Washington, D.C., to immediately condemn them.
In a statement, the FBI San Antonio office, which covers South Texas and the Austin area, said it is in contact with the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to investigate.
If you receive the text, you're asked to report it to the FBI or local law enforcement.
