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Your 2019 NXT Fest Committee Members, Part 2
NXT Fest would not be possible without the incredible student-centered partners that have worked tirelessly to make it impactful! For the...
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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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Continuing to Honor A Dallas Icon at the State Fair of Texas
The home of Civil Rights icon, Juanita Craft needs our attention to preserve and renovate this critical facility and piece of history....
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State Fair of Texas Awards Nearly $1.4 Million to Texas Students
Since its establishment in 1992, the State Fair of Texas® Scholarship Program has continued to uphold the Fair’s nonprofit mission of...
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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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Build Your Own Combination Planter with Help from Drew
Most of our blogs from Big Tex Urban Farms have been about farming, but we still do a lot of work on the ornamental side of horticulture as...
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Growing with Hydroponics on the Big Tex Urban Farms
Do you know what hydroponic growing is? Have you ever seen a hydroponic growing system before? If you haven’t, don’t worry –...
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The Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Fair Park
Did you know that Fair Park is home to the official Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial? Located at the intersection of First and Parry...
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The Role of Social Capital to Create Change
I grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. When I was a child, Louisiana was ranked very low for its educational outcomes. I attended a...
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