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Big Tex has suffered a few garment mishaps over the years. In 1961, Hurricane Carla's winds tore his clothes. In 1970, his huge shirt was stolen from a pickup truck and received much publicity.
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.
This was the first cancellation in 76 years. [58] Big Tex wearing a mask during the 2020 pandemic; The State Fair operated as a Drive-Thru event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo ops were offered with a masked Big Tex. [59] In September 2021, the fair resumed after a one-year hiatus. On the evening of October 15th, 2023, shots were fired at ...
Charles "Trey" Mitchell III (born July 16, 1993), nicknamed The Big Thicket, is a professional strongman from Lumberton, Texas. He is most notable for winning the Shaw Classic strongman championship two consecutive times in 2021 and 2022.
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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 ...
Over the next several weeks, the second round of judging will begin. By mid-August, the top 10 entries will compete in the final round at this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards ceremony.
The Big Texan Steak Ranch is known for its Cadillac white stretch limos with longhorn hood ornaments, [7] one of which appears in the 2006 animated film Cars as Texas oil baron Tex Dinoco. Becky Ransom and the Big Texan Steak Ranch ("free 72-ounce steak if consumed in 60 minutes") are acknowledged in the film's credits.