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Big Tex as seen during the fire on October 19, 2012. On the morning of October 19, 2012, (the final weekend of the 2012 State Fair of Texas, and on Big Tex's 60th birthday) a fire started inside the framework of Big Tex. The figure's clothing, face and hat were completely destroyed in minutes as onlookers watched.
Big Tex has greeted State Fair of Texas visitors for 70 years, but ten years ago a fire brought the North Texas icon down to its metal frame.
The Texas State Fair Football Showdown took place on the third weekend of the 2018 and 2019 fair and featured Southern and Texas Southern. [14] In 2020, the Southern versus Texas Southern game moved to Arlington, Texas. The State Fair of Texas is the only fair in the United States to include a full auto show, dating back to 1913. [15]
Here are five State Fair attractions that make it worth the drive: Big Tex. The State Fair of Texas wouldn’t be the same without a Texas-sized “Howdy, folks!” greeting by the one and only ...
Three people were shot at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday night. How did a gun get in the fairgrounds?
Abel Gonzales Jr. (born November 1969), also known as Fried Jesus, [1] is an "extreme fryer" [2] and the five-time winner of Big Tex Choice Awards, an annual contest at the Texas State Fair, and the inventor of several deep fried items including Fried Coke and deep-fried butter. [3] He has also been a judge on the television show Deep Fry Masters.
Texas: Act Like a Kid Again at the State Fair of Texas. Held in Dallas, the State Fair of Texas is the nation's longest state fair, spanning 24 days. Slated for Sept. 29 to Oct. 22, this year's ...
The first Fair was held in the fall of 1914. [1] The Fair has continued every year since 1914, except during the World War II years of 1942-1945. Today, the Panhandle-South Plains Fair is known as "The Granddaddy of West Texas Fairs," and ranks second to Dallas's State Fair of Texas in attendance and continuous history.