Big Tex’s boots are worn out after the 2025 State Fair of Texas season. So now, he’ll need a new, fresh pair for the next three years. That’s where you come in. Texans can now submit their own ...

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 ...

The 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest, presented by Lucchese Bootmaker, opened Wednesday morning. Big Tex has sported the same boots, designed by contest winner Jessica Bonilla of Irving, since 2023.

Texas designers, it's time to step up. The State Fair of Texas is hosting a boot design contest for Big Tex and needs your help creating a new pair of big, beautiful boots for the iconic 55-foot-tall ...

DALLAS, Texas (KXII) - He was “born” in 1952, stands 55 feet over the Texas State Fairgrounds, with a 95-gallon hat to top it off. It’s the iconic, Big Tex. Every Fall, the voice of Big Tex booms into ...

The mega-sized boots of Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall mascot for the State Fair of Texas, will soon tower over viewers in the nation's capital. The 12-foot-tall Lucchese boots are headed to Washington, ...

Last month, we shared that Big Tex’s boots would be heading to Washington, D.C. as part of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery exhibit, State Fairs: Growing American Craft. On Monday, those size 96 ...

The City of Garland, Texas will unveil a 20-foot-wide cowboy hat sculpture on September 27th, making it the largest hat in ...