Surrounded by lights and beautiful landscaping, a small village of more than 85 handmade marionettes come to life to celebrate a fiesta of...
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Phillip Morales
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Big Tex Boot Design Contest Winner, Katie Sauceda
Katie was the winner of our Big Tex Boot Design contest and her unique artwork will be painted on the big guy's boots for the 2019 Fair...
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Ribbon-Winning Recipes from the State Fair Cookbook: Sides for a Summer Time Cookout
Cookouts are one of the best parts of the summer. In Texas, a cookout can include all kinds of food from traditional hamburgers and hotdogs...
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140 Steps from Big Tex
It’s 140 days until the 2019 State Fair of Texas and it will go by in a flash! We get mighty excited around here as the Fair gets closer,...
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Scholarship Recipient Marcus Johnson Comes Full Circle
Just a few blocks from the State Fair of Texas sits James Madison High School, a place that Marcus Johnson knows all too well. As Assistant...
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Big Tex Urban Farms: How to create the perfect combination planter
When the weather is pleasant, nothing brights up your landscape like a combination planter. They are beautifully complex and while they can...
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Creative Arts Recipes: Cook Up Something Lovely for Valentine’s Day
Looking for ways to express your love for that special someone in your life this Valentine's Day? Why not delight that person with a...
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Big Tex Says “Mark Your Calendars, Folks!”
Big Tex stands tall only three weeks of the Fair but that doesn't mean that his BIG Texas spirit doesn't live on throughout the year. Did...
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Holiday Cookies by Texas Chefs: 2018 Creative Arts Ribbon-Winning Recipes
Cookies and the holiday season go together like Big Tex and Corny Dogs – one just enhances the other. Holiday cookies can be traditional,...
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Photo Flashback: 2018 State Fair of Texas
The State Fair of Texas is more than a fair. It's a celebration of Texan pride. It is a place where families, friends, and neighbors from...
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