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|State Fair of Texas – A Tidbit of History
With exactly 130 days until the gates swing open, the Fair is gearing up for another round of Texas-sized fun. First established in 1886,...
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|Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center Development Begins
We are excited to announce that after 65 years of service the old Livestock Sale Pavilion at the State Fair of Texas was torn down to make...
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|President's Blog – May 2015
Howdy! As summer draws near, our team here is hard at work planning ways to make this year’s Fair bigger and better than ever. In my...
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|State Fair of Texas Gets Crafty with 2015 Creative Arts Competition Handbook
[button color="blue" size="small" link="http://bigtex.com/creativearts/handbook/" icon="" target="false"]2015 Creative Arts...
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|This week @ the State Fair: Scholarship Awards Banquet
Celebrating 23 years of its Youth Scholarship Program, the State Fair of Texas recognized 55 outstanding seniors from five DISD high...
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|State Fair of Texas Announces 2015 Youth Scholarship Recipients
DALLAS, TEXAS – April 17, 2015 – After serving as an integral part of the organization for 23 years, the State Fair of Texas Youth...
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|President's Blog: April 2015
Friends of the Fair: I decided the topic for my second letter to you would discuss how the annual proceeds from the State Fair are utilized...
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|State Fair of Texas Elects New Board Chairman
DALLAS, TEXAS – April 15, 2015 – The Board of Directors for the State Fair of Texas appointed Richard Knight, Jr. as its new chairman...
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|State Fair of Texas and Big Thought Partner to Promote Innovative Learning
With education at the core of its foundation, the State Fair of Texas aims to provide quality educational opportunities for students within...
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