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Been reworking Tex Ialtag, and I felt like he deserved a redraw. He currently lives in Lavender County in a Winnebago he's had for decades. Modern day, he's probably in his early 50's. He's in his early 30's in these photos.

When Nico was born, he lived with his mom (Fenne) and his dad (Ganymede) in a trailer in Rennartsville. Around 3yo, though, Fenne was arrested and was actually put away for some time, and Ganymede had a full time job so he struggled to find childcare. He'd known Tex since they were young kids together, though, so he asked if he could essentially "hire" him to be Nico's babysitter.

Tex, being a good-hearted layabout, was happy to oblige. He babysat Nico from when Nico was around 3yo to 14yo, when Nico began insisting he was "old enough to stay home alone". Even though that technically unemployed Tex, he didn't really mind too much as his Winnebago was already paid off. He had a pretty low cost of living. However, it did leave him bored once Nico wanted his space, so Tex went out and got a job doing long-haul trucking. He did this prooobably for about 15yrs, from 2007 to 2022, and just lived out of his rig when he was on the road and staying in his winnebago when he was home.

He eventually "retired" in his late 40s and settled back into his winnebago in Rennartsville. He lives on someone's property, though I haven't decided who yet, and essentially pays "lot rent" to them. Ganymede knows he's back and hangs out with him quite often, and I think Nico has, as of "present day", reconnected with him as well. At the moment, they're just friends but there's a lot of stuff I'm still undecided on at the moment!

Tex likes films. He's not smart about films but he considers himself a cinephile. He likes being lazy and he loves a good country breakfast.