Texas Governor Skydives for First Time Alongside 106-Year-Old World War II Veteran

Texas Governor Skydives for First Time Alongside 106-Year-Old World War II Veteran
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott skydives in tandem in Fentress, Texas, on Nov. 27, 2023. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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FENTRESS, Texas—Add this to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s high ambitions: Parachuting from a plane.

The three-term Republican governor skydived Monday for the first time, completing a tandem jump from about 8,000 feet above the suburbs between Austin and San Antonio. He was joined on the plane by 106-year-old World War II veteran Al Blaschke, who jumped separately.