Big Tex Goes Up In Flames
By: Russ Poteet
Updated: October 19, 2012
An icon at the State Fair of Texas has gone up in flames. About 10:30 this morning Big Tex caught fire.
Fair officials confirmed that the blaze started in a motor located in the character's neck.
There is nothing left but the skeleton of the tall structure. (Picture courtesy Stephanie Lucero/KTVT/KTXA)
Big Tex stood 52 feet tall and has been welcoming visitors with his signature "Howdy, Folks!" for 60 years.

