Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas

Big Tex is a 55-foot-tall cowboy icon that has greeted visitors at the State Fair of Texas in Fair Park since 1952 (with rebuilt versions after fires). Each fall, photographs and videos of Big Tex and the State Fair's attractions are widely shared and circulated on social media and in news coverage. The statue and its annual appearances are commonly used in online stories and posts about the fair and Texas culture.