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Sep 19

Watch “Big Tex” construction at the State Fair of Texas on Friday, September 22

It’s “Howdy, Folks” time at the State Fair of Texas. The iconic Dickies-clad skeleton of Big Tex will be installed at the fairgrounds in a public ceremony on Friday, September 25. It’s the 60th year that the 55-foot ...

Mike Hiller · This Way In (All Posts)

Aug 28

Sunday Funday: Inside the ropes of State Fair of Texas “Big Tex” Awards for fried balls of yuck

How did you spend your Sunday afternoon? I was at the State Fair of Texas, where judging for this year’s Big Tex Choice Award took about an hour. The State Fair applies the term “choice” loosely, because I ...

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Oct 19

Big Tex, State Fair of Texas mascot, becomes Burning Man

source: Facebook Big Tex became Burning Man a few minutes before 11 a.m. today, celebrating the last weekend of the Texas State Fair in Aggie Bonfire fashion. (Who knew Tex was an Aggie? Well, he did wear those Dickies pants and that tacky shirt, so ...