Big Tex Blog

Grow South Annual Progress Report

As a long-time resident of the Southern Sector of Dallas, the State Fair of Texas is proud to partner with Mayor Mike Rawlings of the...

You've admired the artwork as you walk through the Creative Arts building but have you considered entering your own work into a State...

As a high school student in 2014 at James Madison High School in Dallas, Aaron Williford would often walk out the front doors at the end of...

Most of our blogs from Big Tex Urban Farms have been about farming, but we still do a lot of work on the ornamental side of horticulture as...

Picture this: it's mid-October at the office, it's been a long couple of days or maybe you've added a few new folks to the team and are...

DALLAS, TEXAS – March 21, 2018 – The State Fair of Texas aims to preserve its historical Fair Park home by helping to fund necessary...

Go behind the scenes at Matchbox Studio to discover how a collaborative team of designers developed the State Fair of Texas' 2018 theme:...

It’s springtime in Texas, y’all, and whether you’re spring breaking or just hitting the road for a weekend getaway, the Lone Star...

Do you know what hydroponic growing is? Have you ever seen a hydroponic growing system before? If you haven’t, don’t worry –...

From America’s first self-contained modern shopping center, stadium nachos, iconic corn chips, the frozen margarita machine, handheld...