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

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 ...

"Don't look at me like some kid you took in from foster care. As if they actually gave birth to me," Zykeria told WFAA when ...

making it the longest-running state fair in the country. It’s also easily one of the fun facts about Dallas that all ...

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 ...

A Dallas Mounted Officer was patrolling in the Big Tex Circle around 3 p.m. when the horse became startled, the State Fair said Tuesday. Esther Macharia said she turned around to see a Dallas ...

We're glad you asked. And we're glad Big Tex was keeping track. The State Fair of Texas, which concluded its three-week run in Dallas on Sunday, shared a few dizzying numbers on the scope of the ...

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 ...

a smile in front of Big Tex; a ride on the Texas Star Ferris wheel; and a view of the Texas-OU football game from the sidelines of the Cotton Bowl. The singer’s visit to the State Fair of Texas ...