Aug 16, 2023 · State Fair of Texas mascot Big Tex has been around for 71 years but he burned down one year due to an electrical short in his wiring.

Big Tex is a 55-foot (17 m) tall figure and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, United States. The figure has become a cultural icon of Dallas and Texas.

Sep 29, 2022 · But after his electronics and animatronics got one last checkup on Thursday, Big Tex was officially ready to make his 2022 debut on Friday. "Big Tex is a 55-foot tall cowboy that is in love...

Sep 24, 2021 · And though he began his long stand at Fair Park motionless and silent, the now-55-foot-tall figure has long been aided by animatronics and voiced by an actual human being.

Big Tex, no matter how awkwardly animatronic he may be, gets big love in these parts. So large a presence is Big Tex—not only physically, but as a figment of the Texan psyche—that it...

Sep 27, 2022 · For the last 20 years, Dickies has been outfitting the 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy that greets visitors at the State Fair of Texas. Dickies advertises the new design of Big Tex's shirt....

Sep 23, 2022 · Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall figurehead of the State Fair of Texas, is standing tall once again. The animatronic cowboy was raised by a crane on Friday morning in anticipation of the start of...

Sep 23, 2022 · 鸞 Big Tex is back at State Fair Park. The 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy is wearing all new duds this year after going up Friday, a week before the State Fair of Texas returns. : @elias_cr2...

Sep 24, 2022 · Big Tex, State Fair ambassador and beloved Texas icon, stood upright, towering over the crowd. His lips curled upward in a slight grin. The 55-foot-tall animatronic cowboy is wearing all new...

The trope image is Big Tex, a massive animatronic cowboy who greets visitors of the State Fair of Texas. He caught fire once, but was quickly rebuilt and continues to be a landmark of Dallas today. Texas World Speedway could count, if speeds matter: