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Day Trips

Big Tex is back and more fire-resistant than ever

by Gerald E. McLeod October 11, 2013September 30, 2025

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News Ticker: May 22

All the news that’s fit to blog

by Brandon Watson May 22, 2013September 30, 2025

Day Trips

Top 10 happenings for day-trippers

by Gerald E. McLeod January 4, 2013September 30, 2025

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Big Tex Goes Up in Flames

Legendary icon of the State Fair of Texas destroyed by fire this morning

by Monica Riese October 19, 2012September 30, 2025

Day Trips

Big Tex stands tall over the State Fair of Texas

by Gerald E. McLeod September 30, 2011September 30, 2025

The World Is Flat

How ‘King of the Hill’ helped make Texas three-dimensional again

by Cindy Widner September 11, 2009September 30, 2025

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