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The State Fair of Texas uses Big Tex in marketing material, including the fair's website domain name (www.bigtex.com). [5] The 1962 film State Fair was shot on location at the State Fair of Texas, and features shots of Big Tex and the fairgrounds. Big Tex is featured on the cover of the 1983 comic "The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas ...
In 1932, TX-OU play their Red River Rivalry for the first time at the new Fair Park Stadium. In 1937, the first Cotton Bowl Classic is played in Fair Park. World War II cancelled fairs from 1942 to 1944. By September 1945, the fair resumed for the next 75 years unhitched. Big Tex makes his first appearance in 1952.
"Big Tex" is a tourist attraction in Conlen. It is a 20-foot-tall statue of a cowboy with bow-legs. The statue dates back to the 1950s when it was the entrance to the Cowboy Cafe, a restaurant with a museum and gift shop located in Dalhart. The current owner of the statue is Elliot Crabtree.
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.
DALLAS -- The larger-than-life cowboy, Big Tex, has been voted #1 in USA Today`s Best Quirky Landmark in the nation competition. Apparently Big Tex is quirkier than the Longaberger Basket home ...
Big Tex, the giant icon of the State Fair of Texas, had his beginnings in Kerens. [1] In 1949, residents built a 49-foot-tall (15 m) Santa Claus constructed from iron drill casing and papier mache to help encourage holiday sales. In 1951, State Fair president R. L. Thornton purchased Santa's components for $750 and had Dallas artist Jack ...
Entries from 36 food vendors are heading into the semifinal round of the 18th Big Tex Choice Awards. Their savory and sweet creations could feature in the State Fair of Texas this fall.
History of the Texas Press and the Texas Press Association (Dallas: Harben-Spotts, 1929) Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Newspapers and Radio", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, pp. 120– 124, hdl:2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust; Works Progress Administration (1941).