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Step up, Texans. Big Tex needs new boots, designed by you.

Texas designers, it's time to step up. The State Fair of Texas is hosting a boot design contest for Big Tex and needs your help creating a new pair of big, beautiful boots for the iconic 55-foot-tall ...
Dallas Morning News

Big Tex needs new boots. Here’s how to enter the 2026 boot design contest

The 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest, presented by Lucchese Bootmaker, opened Wednesday morning. Big Tex has sported the same boots, designed by contest winner Jessica Bonilla of Irving, since 2023.
The Business Journals

State Fair of Texas unveils Big Tex Choice Awards finalists

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The annual competition where the ...
Houston Chronicle

Big Tex's prized possession is headed to the Smithsonian

The mega-sized boots of Big Tex, the 55-foot-tall mascot for the State Fair of Texas, will soon tower over viewers in the nation's capital. The 12-foot-tall Lucchese boots are headed to Washington, ...
San Antonio Express-News

Step up, Texans. State Fair's Big Tex needs new boots, designed by you.

Texas designers, it's time to step up. The State Fair of Texas is hosting a boot design contest for Big Tex and needs your help creating a new pair of big, beautiful boots for the iconic 55-foot-tall ...