No ‘Howdy’ This Year: State Fair Of Texas Canceled Because Of Pandemic

By Texas Standard

Published July 8, 2020 at 9:29 AM CDT

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Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall cowboy that greets visitors to the Texas State Fair.

State Fair of Texas

“This was an extremely tough decision,” says the chair of the fair’s board.