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Texas Monthly – Meanwhile, in Texas: Look, up in the Sky—It’s Very Old Man!

Texas Monthly – Meanwhile, in Texas: Look, up in the Sky—It’s Very Old Man!

Posted on January 19, 2024

A 106-year-old World War II veteran beat his own record as the oldest person to tandem skydive when he jumped out of a plane over Fentress—and was joined in the endeavor by Governor Greg Abbott. Someone allegedly stole a city-owned wildlife camera in Live Oak without realizing it was still sending photos to the police, who identified the man from images of him sitting half-naked in bed and promptly arrested him. The City of San Antonio offered residents H-E-B gift cards, ranging in value from $50 to $300, in exchange for each gun they surrendered, though the drive-through exchange set a strict limit of twenty weapons per vehicle. University of Texas at Austin quarterback Quinn Ewers dedicated the team’s win against Oklahoma State University to…

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