State Fair ends 2012 run without Big Tex
Big Tex memorial
Credit: Mike Coscia / WFAA
State Fair patrons contributed to a makeshift memorial in front of the spot where Big Tex stood until Friday's fire. The "gifts" included a pouch of chewing tobacco.-
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