"Howdeeeee folks. Welcome to the State Fair of Texas!" Visitors to Dallas' Fair Park have been greeted by the booming voice of a 52-foot-tall statue at the state fair for the last 60 years. But the Lone Star State icon leaves someState Fair mascot Big Tex has gone up in flames. It's still not clear what caused the fire, whichHOUSTON — In a big state proud of its big things, few were bigger than Big Tex, symbolically as well as physically. The 52-foot-tall mechanical cowboy towered over the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in bluejeans, size-70 boots and a 75-gallon hat, theHundreds gathered in Big Tex Circle to watch the big guy go up in flames. Many stood in tears. Others snapped pictures with their smartphones, spreading the news online as quickly as the fire spread up Big Tex. They reminisced about the good-lookinCrazy 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
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