Big Texas, the official greeter for the State Fair of Texas is toast - literally. Apparently an electrical malfunction caught his clothing on fire. The 52 foot tall cowboy went up in a blaze of glory, standing his post.
The icon has been around for 60 years and greeted visitors with a "Howdy Folks" that everyone recognized. He was used for special announcements and spoke through out the day about various happenings.
No one was injured by the fire and the damage was contained to the big guy. The folks at the fair say Tex will be back next year.
It will take a while to gather up the materials. He wears a size 100, 75 gallon hat, size 70 boots, 180/181 shirt, and 284/185 XXXXXL size Dickie brand jeans. And, next year they say he will be bigger and better.
Everything is bigger and better in TEXAS.
PMO
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