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|Celebrating 135 Years: Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Fair
In 2021, we are celebrating 135 years of the great State Fair of Texas! From a Santa Claus Big Tex to making it through a pandemic, we've...
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|The Winners of the Virtual Patriotic Celebration Contest
Between the stars and stripes and the red, white and blue, we asked for patriotism, and y'all showed through! Folks were asked to decorate...
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|Texas Wildflower Photo Challenge
Every Spring Texans look forward to those violet-blue petals sprout up across the hill country or even alongside our highways. In...
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|The Winners of the Virtual Texas Theme Cookie Decorating Contest
The oven timer has rung and the contestants have finished icing! It's time to crown some winners in 2021's first Creative Arts Virtual...
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|Tasty Treats from Texas Youth Baker
Just like her sisters, Emma Skelton loves to compete in the Creative Arts Cooking Contests. Emma won second place with this tasty recipe...
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|A Deliciously Sweet Recipe from a Creative Texan Youth!
Calvin Burress from Houston, Texas took home third place in the State Fair of Texas' Children's Youth Cooking Contest with this decadent...
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|Arts & Crafts Online Registration: A How-To
With over 900 opportunities, there's an Arts & Crafts contest at the Fair for everyone. With a brand-new online registration system,...
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|Ribbon-Winning Recipes Inspired by Summer
Summertime is always a fun chance for families and friends to get together to hang out or celebrate with a backyard BBQ. Whichever it is,...
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|Sewing for the Shortage
A shortage of facemasks due to COVID19 has sparked an urge to sew! Many of our seasonal Creative Arts employees have been putting other...
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