The 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest, presented by Lucchese Bootmaker, opened Wednesday morning. Big Tex has sported the same boots, designed by contest winner Jessica Bonilla of Irving, since 2023.

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Big Tex’s boots are worn out after the 2025 State Fair of Texas season. So now, he’ll need a new, fresh pair for the next three years. That’s where you come in. Texans can now submit their own ...

Created by brothers Neil and Carl Fletcher, Fletcher’s Corny Dog debuted at the State Fair of Texas in 1942 and has been a fair staple ever since. Considered revolutionary at the time for its ...

Texas designers, it's time to step up. The State Fair of Texas is hosting a boot design contest for Big Tex and needs your help creating a new pair of big, beautiful boots for the iconic 55-foot-tall ...

Update Oct. 17: The last weekend of the State Fair is upon us, but every day is actually opening day when Big Tex is around. Below, we’ve outlined some money-saving tips, how to use the food maps to ...

Olivia Holdt stepped off the bench and supplied an assist in Denmark’s 6-1 victory over Olga Ahtinen’s and Eveliina Summanen’s Finland on Friday evening in the first leg of their UEFA Nations League ...

The Tex’s Toast á la Mode is prepared during the State Fair of Texas opening day at Fair Park in Dallas on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer If you feel overwhelmed by the ...

This is why the Magic traded for Desmond Bane. Well, this play at least shows one reason the team acquired the electric scorer. Bane's shooting gravity draws the eyes of the defense whether he's ...