When the members of Team USA float down the Seine at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, only California and Florida will have more athletes representing the red, white, and blue than Texas, which is sending more than forty Olympians and Paralympians to compete this summer. From global superstars like Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in the history of her sport, and Sha’Carri Richardson, the reigning fastest woman in the world, to a skeet shooter and a speed climber who are the very best in the world at what they do, this batch of Texan Olympians is as close as it gets to a sure bet to make fans in Texas and across the nation proud. Hailing from major metros such as…
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