Big Tex is getting a new pair of size 96 boots. The State Fair of Texas’ iconic mascot swaps out for new Luccheses every ...

Last year, iconic Texas State Fair greeter/statue Big Tex celebrated his sixtieth birthday by, um, burning to the ground. This year, of course, he’s been rebuilt—bigger and Tex-er than ever. As the ...

A Texas native, 31-year-old Aaliyah McNeal, takes home the honor with a design that blends both Texas and state fair icons.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Friday's fire that destroyed Big Tex, the 60-year-old icon of the State Fair of Texas, quickly became international news. Saturday saw more makeshift memorials put up for Big Tex ...

The State Fair of Texas wouldn’t be the same without the 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy Big Tex greeting fair goers with a bellowing “Howdy, folks!” Believe it or not, the State Fair of Texas ran for ...

The State Fair of Texas is underway at Fair Park. For nearly 65 years, Big Tex, the giant cowboy, has stood over the fair, greeting visitors. Here’s a history lesson. Before he was Big Tex, he was ...

Stunned attendees at the State Fair of Texas witnessed the iconic Big Tex go up in flames Friday morning. Some fabric that made up the towering structure's hand and sleeves could still be seen as ...

Tex, the folksy cowboy who burned down last fall at the State Fair of Texas, was unveiled prematurely Thursday, a day earlier than planned. He’s brand new from head to toe, showing off a bright white ...

DALLAS – The man who provides the voice for Big Tex, the giant cowboy at the State Fair of Texas, was greeting people with his usual "Howdy, folks!" in a slow drawl Friday when someone rushed into his ...

It was a sight to behold on Friday morning with the erection of Big Tex. Get your mind out of the gutter: Big Tex, the man, the legend, is risen. And he’s ready to judge your spending habits at the ...