For years, he wanted a chance to set up a booth at the State Fair of Texas. Fast-forward to today, and he has multiple booths as owner of Tony’s Taco Shop. And it started with the Big Tex ...

State fairs are famous for their food, especially when it comes to fried fare. In Texas, an amateur chef figured out how to ...

Senior food reporter Sarah Blaskovich has all the details on the State Fair of Texas’s 2024 picks for food and drink finalists. Click here to see the top 10 Big Tex dishes - sweet, savory and ...

Dallas police officers ride horses near Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in September 2024.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) The day after the State Fair of Texas ended ...

But as I paid my respects to the gentle giant, I couldn’t help but miss my guy Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall cowboy, official greeter and icon of the State Fair of Texas. Joe Krathwohl, who’s ...

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Big Tex unveiled the Big Tex Choice Awards finalists, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. The competition brings forth the latest savory and sweet items that will ...

The 2024 State Fair of Texas has officially come to a close, and if you’re not still recovering from that fifth Fletcher’s Corny Dog, were you really even there? Big Tex has waved his oversized hand ...

NBC 5 caught up with a vendor and graduate of the ‘Big Tex Masterclass’ to talk about how the opportunity propelled his business. We’re down to the final days of the State Fair of Texas. While the ...