Iconic 52-foot state fair mascot Big Tex burns up
DALLAS (Reuters) - Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall cowboy mascot for the State Fair of Texas, went up in flames on Friday due to a suspected electrical malfunction, reducing the animated structure to little more than a charred skeletal frame.www.reuters.com
Crazy Fair: First Big Tex goes up in flames, then riders stuck on 'Stratosphere'
Crazy Fair: First Big Tex goes up in flames, then riders stuck on 'Stratosphere'. 102012 Big Tex is a flamer OK, by now you're hear all about the flaming demise of Big Tex, the towering icon of the State Fair of Texas. But the flame-out of Big Tex was ...blogs.star-telegram.com
Big Tex On Fire -- State Fair Icon ... Goes Up in Flames
... Tex had been greeting fair goers since 1952 and was celebrating his 60th birthday. While the State Fair officially ends Sunday, the Dallas Mayor promised Big Tex will be back by saying, "We'll rebuild him and make him better than ever for the 21st ...www.tmz.com
Fire destroys State Fair of Texas icon Big Tex
DALLAS (AP) - The man who provides the voice for Big Tex, the giant cowboy at the State Fair of Texas, was greeting people with his usual "Howdy, folks!www.google.com
Electrical short in Big Tex's boot blamed for fire that destroyed State Fair icon
A fire destroyed Big Tex this morning at the State Fair of Texas. The blaze was reported shortly after 10:15 a.m. at the fairgrounds in Dallas, where the fair is in its final days this weekend.www.dallasnews.com
Big Tex Goes Up in Flames
View Comments (. ) |. Email. |. Print. Big Tex the icon of the State Fair of Texas burned Friday morning and witnesses grabbed their phones to get video of it.www.nbcdfw.com
Big Tex destroyed in fire at State Fair of Texas
The State Fair of Texas was celebrating Big Tex's 60th birthday. Emergency scanner chatter lit up around 10:30 a.m. with reports of a "rather tall cowboy with all his clothes burned off.www.kens5.com
Iconic 'Big Tex' burns
"Big Tex," the larger-than-life symbol of the Texas State Fair for 60 years, is big no more. Flames consumed the towering figure in size 70 boots and 75-gallon hat at the fairgrounds in Dallas on Friday.news.blogs.cnn.com
Big Tex destroyed by fire at State Fair
The iconic animated figure known as "Big Tex," which has greeted visitors of the State Fair of Texas for 60 years, was destroyed by fire on Friday.www.myfoxdfw.com
Tom Hanks' F-bomb; Big Tex burns; Hulk Hogan wasn't the only one: PM ...
Giant "Big Tex" icon goes up in flames at State Fair of Texas. (Dallas Morning News) Heidi Montag regrets her G-cup implants.www.cleveland.com
Big Tex catches fire at the State Fair of Texas
Big Tex, the signature icon of the State Fair of Texas, caught fire Friday morning. A spokesperson for the fair said the fire was caused by an electrical short near his jaw.www.bizjournals.com
Big Tex, the Texas State Fair icon, destroyed by fire
The burned remains of Big Tex stand at the State Fair of Texas on Oct. 19 in Dallas. Fire destroyed Big Tex on Friday, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall metal-and-fabric cowboy that was an icon of the State Fair of Texas.www.indystar.com
Fire leaves Big Tex a skeletal frame
DALLAS - Flames swiftly engulfed Big Tex Friday morning, leaving only a skeletal frame with his hands, arms and belt buckle still intact.www.kvue.com
Big Tex Burns In Fire At State Fair
Dallas fire crews are on the scene.More >>. DALLAS, TX -- A fire this morning has severely damaged State Fair icon Big Tex. His clothes caught fire at the State Fair of Texas on Friday morning, KXAS-TV reported. Dallas fire crews are on the scene.More ...www.kten.com
Big Tex Burned On State Fair's Final Weekend
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Those attending the State Fair of Texas on Friday morning got more than they bargained for as the iconic character Big Tex went up in flames. The fire happened at about 10:30 a.m. as the Fair was kicking off it's final weekend of ...dfw.cbslocal.com
Milestones in the life of Big Tex
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2002 file photo, Big Tex welcomes visitors to the Texas State Fair in Dallas. Fire destroyed Big Tex on Friday, Oct. 19, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall metal-and-fabric cowboy that is an ...www.ctpost.com
Burning of Big Tex at State Fair has to symbolize something about Mack Brown
You could say that when you're surrounded by that many deep fryers, a grease fire is bound to happen sooner or later. Me? I don't deal in the logical or explainable.collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com
State Fair's Big Tex Burns Up in Fire
Big Tex was the 52 foot tall icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas.Big Tex made his debut at the 1952 fair.www.kbtx.com
Big Tex dead at 60
Bill Bragg, who's the voice of Big Tex, said a visitor knocked on his door and alerted him of the smoke coming from the statue's hat.www.chron.com
A Fiery Legacy: Three Things You Might Not Know About 'Big Tex'
We're all in mourning for Big Tex, the State Fair of Texas giant who burned today. (But fear not, Tex-a-holics: The fair says he'll be back and better than ever when the 2013 fair kicks off next September.keranews.org
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