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The State Fair of Texas has released its commemorative art for 2025 focusing on Big Tex, its most iconic symbol and ambassador.
Proceeds will benefit the Big Tex Scholarship Program. Each year, the Big Tex Scholarship Program awards millions of dollars in scholarships to graduating high school seniors across Texas.
Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall talking cowboy, is now raised and ready to greet visitors to the State Fair of Texas, from Sept. 27 through Oct.20.
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A child attended the 2023 State Fair of Texas dressed as the iconic Big Tex and the social media page jokes "Lil Tex" is coming for his spot.
Big Tex will show off his look on the fairgrounds through the State Fair of Texas' run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 22. Here are the legacy Texas brands that come together to dress the Texas icon.
A reported electrical fire sent the State Fair of Texas icon up in flames, nearly incinerating him into a heap of ashes.
On the 10th anniversary of Big Tex's fiery demise, an inside look at how the State Fair icon was rebuilt.
Big Tex is the tallest cowboy in the world and the Texas state fair mascot. We look back at how he burned down 10 years ago, and the secret operation to build a new one.
"Big Tex is a 55-foot tall cowboy that is in love with Texas," said Rusty Fitzgerald, the senior vice president of operations at the State Fair of Texas.
Over the many years that Big Tex has been a Texas institution, he has undergone many transformations. He changes his outfit every year. Here's a look at the history of his fashion choices, from ...