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More Than $1.2 Million Awarded to Texas Students through Big Tex Scholarship Program
We are proud to announce another year of supporting Texas students through new college scholarships, with the State Fair of Texas awarding...
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2021 Big Tex Clay Shoot Classic Breaks All-Time Fundraising Record
The 12th Annual Big Tex® Clay Shoot Classic event was the most successful shoot yet. A record-breaking $212,185 was raised, with all...
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State Fair of Texas Awards More Than $1 Million to Texas Students
We are proud to announce another year of supporting Texas students through new college scholarships, with the State Fair of Texas awarding...
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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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Scholarship, Memories, and Opportunities: How the State Fair of Texas Gave Aaron Williford Hope
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...
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State Fair of Texas Awards $1.3 Million to Texas Youth
Since its establishment in 1992, the State Fair of Texas® Youth Scholarship Program has continued to uphold the Fair’s nonprofit mission...
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