The State Fair of Texas will open its gates next week, and Big Tex took his place in Fair Park ahead of the 2024 season on Friday. The iconic 55-foot Texan was lifted into his place at 'Big Tex ...
Their solution? A 49-foot-tall Santa Claus. Almost 80 years later, that figure is far better known by a different name: Big Tex, who made his public debut at the opening of the 1952 State Fair, ...