DALLAS — When the 55-foot tall cowboy gets placed up on his perch in Fair Park, you know the State Fair of Texas is just around the corner.
Just one week before the start of the State Fair of Texas, Big Tex – donning his new boots designed by an Irving woman and fresh new threads – was raised onto his spot on the fair grounds Friday morning. Jessica Bonilla, 23, created the winning boot design. Big Tex's boots were unveiled on Sept. 15.
The State Fair of Texas will run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 22.
Watch Big Tex be raised onto his perch in Fair Park here:
In 2021, WFAA's Jay Wallis took a look back at the history of the State Fair of Texas. It's been around for more than a century, but there used to actually be two different fairs back in the day. Check out that story here.
For more information about the State Fair of Texas, visit the website here.
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