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 ...

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 ...

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - It's one of the biggest projects of the State Fair: building Big Tex. Thursday, only CBS News Texas was there was the world's biggest cowboy was brought out of storage and ...

DALLAS — Yes, he's 70 years old. Yes, he's had a facelift or two. But after his electronics and animatronics got one last checkup on Thursday, Big Tex was officially ready to make his 2022 debut on ...

The original story of the Big Tex fire, published Oct. 19, 2012, began with these words: Big Tex, the beloved 52-foot-tall cowboy who’s watched over the State Fair of Texas for decades, caught on fire ...

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 ...

His famous size-96 Lucchese boots are heading to Washington, D.C., where they'll be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution as part of a new exhibit. For the first time, this specific pair of boots ...

Even at the ripe old age of 71, Big Tex is still updating his wardrobe. It may seem like Big Tex's look never changes that much, but there’s lots of design work and thought behind it. He changes an ...

A special visitor on campus showed up this week at Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas. Little Big Tex dropped by ahead of opening day on Friday. A parent bought the experience at the Saddle Up ...

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 ...