Tex was discovered when he USS Nathan James sailed to Guantanomo Bay ( Gitmo ) to get fuel, food, and supplies. He helped save Cmdr. Tom Chandler's ground team when they were in a shootout with some Arab insurgents who had been prisoners there when the virus hit. Tex worked at the naval base as a private security contractor.Tex obviously has some combat training, and there is mention of army experience. He served as backup for various teams from he Nathan James and helped Chandler with their escape from the Russians, as well as the rescue of Dr. Tophet's wife and daughter. Tex is known for his big sense of humor (he may be from Texas, but he said that he is from Reno), as he is always cracking jokes and making the most of any situation. He also has a huge crush on Dr. Rachel Scott, which slowly becomes mutual just as Tex decides to go and take care of some things when they arrive in Baltimore, which includes looking for the woman whose picture is in the locket he carries.Tex is one of the six volunteers for Dr. Scott's experimental cure; he develops a large rash across his back, along with a fever and delusions. During his delusion he grabs Dr. Scott's wrist and tells her she makes him want to love again. Tex is held at gunpoint in a boarded-up area of Baltimore by a street kid; the boy thinks that Tex works for Amy Granderson and Avrocet. When he realizes that Tex has no clue what's going on, he accepts Tex's invite to eat some food and tell him what's going on. Tex poses as a Maryland State trooper and finds Dr. Scott at the Avrocet facility; he acts like she is his prisoner and tries to get her to safety. They both turn around when they see Lt. Kara Foster brought into the facility, as Dr. Scott explains why Foster is there and what they plan to do to her. They rescue Foster from a procedure room after she's killed Dr. Hamada, and Tex later sends Dr. Scot and Foster on to the ship while he stays behind to help Chandler and Thorwald fight Granderson and her troopers at Avrocet.Tex helps Chandler infiltrate the Immune/Chosen compound and extract the new President of the United States (the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who is 12th in the line of succession). He tells the Immune crew that he was from Pompano Beach, Florida.Back on the ship, Tex confesses to Dr. Scott that the woman in the locket is his daughter; she lived with her mother and he hadn't seen her in three years. He was hoping that she got to one of the safe zones in Baltimore when the virus hit; he couldn't find her, though.Tex tries to help facilitate a love connection between Burk and Lt. Ravit by getting information on Ravit and Wolf's relationship (Wolf said she was like a sister to him) and relaying it to Burk. Show less «