State Fair of Texas

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Meet the Vegan Sculptor Responsible for the State Fair of Texas’s Butter Sculpture
Ken Robison has been an artist for decades, but when he was asked to make the State Fair’s butter sculpture, he got to use a new medium.
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Six Must-Attend Events: September 25-October 2
The state’s top offerings, from the start of the famed State Fair of Texas in Dallas to the beginning of amazing Antiques Week in Round Top.
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Greased Up at the State Fair of Texas
A night with the company that recycles the thousands and thousands of gallons of oil used during the fair.
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Big Tex Will Be Dressing Even More Texas At The State Fair This Year
The giant avatar of the Texas State Fair returns once more—and his new duds let you know where he’s from.
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Big Tex, My Big Tex
Nobody asked me, but here’s how I’d like to see Big Tex rebuilt. (First off, let’s make him a whole lot bigger.)
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Frito Pie for 5,000, Anyone?
Frito-Lay and the State Fair of Texas set a record for World’s Largest Frito Pie on Monday.
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I Believe I Can Fry
How a mild-mannered database analyst from Dallas became the undisputed king of extreme competitive deep-frying in Texas—which is to say, the world.
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Andy Mullins, Midway Barker
Mullins, an actor by trade, grew up in Fort Worth and lives in Addison. As the State Fair of Texas’s joker-in-residence, he’s been hurling family-friendly barbs at unsuspecting visitors since 2004. I grew up going to the state fair, but …
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How to Fry Up a Batch of Corny Dogs
The corn dog’s birthplace may be disputed among gastronomists, but there is no denying that the corny dog, as the fried delicacy is known in these parts, made its first appearance at the State Fair of Texas. Dallas native Neil …
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Fair’s Fair
The State Fair has seen it all, from a model of the Washington Monument made entirely out of human teeth to a visit by King Olaf V of Norway on Norweigian Day.
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All’s Fair
For 117 years, the State Fair of Texas has been part parade, part carnival, part livestock show, part museumand all fun.