State fairs are famous for their food, especially when it comes to fried fare. In Texas, an amateur chef figured out how to ...

For years, he wanted a chance to set up a booth at the State Fair of Texas. Fast-forward to today, and he has multiple booths as owner of Tony’s Taco Shop. And it started with the Big Tex ...

Built in 1931, is the oldest shopping center in the U.S. The Largest State Fair in the U.S. Happens in Texas ... From art to ...

But as I paid my respects to the gentle giant, I couldn’t help but miss my guy Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall cowboy, official greeter and icon of the State Fair of Texas. Joe Krathwohl, who’s ...

We're glad you asked. And we're glad Big Tex was keeping track. The State Fair of Texas, which concluded its three-week run in Dallas on Sunday, shared a few dizzying numbers on the scope of the ...

As the second-largest state, Texas covers an extraordinary amount of the geographical area in the U.S., able to fit 15 of the smallest states together in its boundaries. Because of the size of ...

Big Tex, the iconic 55-foot-tall cowboy that has been part of the State Fair of Texas for 72 years, has been dismantled until next year. IRS sets new tax brackets, raises standard deduction for ...

View Gallery Big Tex is slumbering and the State Fair of Texas is finishing hauling away its hundreds of vendor tents, breaking down dozens of rides, and putting Fair Park back the way it was.

Nearly 2.4 million people visited the State Fair ... Texas and Oklahoma, which the Longhorns won 34-3. Over 549,000 visitor guides were handed out, nearly 12,200 calls were answered by the Big Tex ...