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Big Tex is a 55-foot (17 m) ... The original head was put into storage and later sold at auction in 1993 to a Dallas collector. [13] Big Tex, 2006.
Big Tex, a 55-foot (17 m) tall cowboy statue, has been its symbol since his introduction in 1952. In 1953, Big Tex's jaw was hinged, so that he appears to "speak" the announcements that promote fair events. [23] After a fire on October 19, 2012, destroyed the original Big Tex, he was rebuilt and reintroduced for the 2013 fair.
Big Tex has greeted State Fair of Texas visitors for 70 years, but ten years ago a fire brought the North Texas icon down to its metal frame.
DALLAS -- The larger-than-life cowboy, Big Tex, has been voted #1 in USA Today`s Best Quirky Landmark in the nation competition. Apparently Big Tex is quirkier than the Longaberger Basket home ...
Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas.Opened on October 24, 1971, [2] it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof, the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof.
Get the Original Big Boy — a double-decker burger with lettuce, cheese, mayo, and the chain's special sauce. ... What to order: The Tex Burger is two beef patties, cheese, Coney sauce, another ...
The Big Texan Steak Ranch is known for its Cadillac white stretch limos with longhorn hood ornaments, [7] one of which appears in the 2006 animated film Cars as Texas oil baron Tex Dinoco. Becky Ransom and the Big Texan Steak Ranch ("free 72-ounce steak if consumed in 60 minutes") are acknowledged in the film's credits.
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