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In 2019, Big Tex Urban Farms Grew and Grew
At the start of a new decade, Big Tex Urban Farms continues to plant new seeds of growth that give fruit to new avenues of food donation...
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2019 Fair by the Numbers
The 2019 State Fair of Texas was epic because you made it so. Looking back over one of the most successful Fairs in our history, it's...
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The Fair’s Colorful New Attraction is Coming to Life
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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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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