DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — It's time for the 2022 State Fair of Texas, which means Big Tex is celebrating 70 years standing tall above the fair grounds. But Big Tex wasn't always the cowboy we know and ...

The State Fair of Texas wouldn’t be the same without the 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy Big Tex greeting fair goers with a bellowing “Howdy, folks!” Believe it or not, the State Fair of Texas ran for ...

This morning, the Texas State Fair announced its fall return September 24 through October 17, and we can only assume that their resident cowboy "Big Tex" is dusting off his Dickies. The most beloved ...

It was a sight to behold on Friday morning with the erection of Big Tex. Get your mind out of the gutter: Big Tex, the man, the legend, is risen. And he’s ready to judge your spending habits at the ...

Big Tex sports a "Howdy, folks!" face mask at Fair Park in Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. The mask is 84 inches by 45 inches, or roughly 7 feet by 4 feet. The State Fair of Texas has been ...

OU fans take a selfie front of Big Tex ahead of the Red River Showdown on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer Nearly 1,200 people voted in the Big D Bracket ...