Big Tex has come a long way—if not geographically, then certainly in terms of his cultural significance. He started his career in 1949 as a giant Santa Claus statue, beckoning holiday shoppers to the ...

State Fair of Texas officials installed the region's biggest cowboy at Big Tex Circle in the wee hours of Thursday morning to avoid the inevitable media throng. Tex's silhouette is visible through the ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The the 2020 State Fair of Texas may not be open to all, but Big Tex -- Fair Park's favorite cowboy -- is all dressed up and taking his rightful place today. The 55-foot-tall ...

With only one week to go until the State Fair of Texas opens, it was about time for Big Tex to get up and ready for his 72nd appearance at the fair. Work crews and a crane lifted the 55-foot icon and ...