Big Tex, State Fair of Texas icon in 2002 on left, and on the right, after a fire destroyed him during the fair on Friday LM Otero/AP ...

DALLAS (AP) — The new Big Tex made his debut Thursday afternoon, a year after the towering cowboy that's an icon of the State Fair of Texas was destroyed in a blaze. The new Big Tex is supposed ...

Big Tex, the metal cowboy whose slow drawl of "Howdy, folks!" made him an icon of the State Fair of Texas for 60 years, is destroyed when flames engulfed his 52-foot-tall frame.

Kilgore College Rangerettes Cera Taylor, left, and Rachel Meents, right, pose in front of Big Tex after an official ceremony welcoming back the structure to the State Fair of Texas, Friday, Sept ...

Fire begins to engulf the Big Tex displayed at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. The iconic structure was destroyed Friday when flames engulfed his 52-foot-tall frame.

Big Tex made his debut at the 1952 state fair, where he stood until the fire in 2012. After taking the damaged Big Tex down, organizers were determined to have him return for the next event in 2013.

Fire engulfs the Big Tex cowboy statue displayed at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. The iconic structure caught fire and burned this morning.

The covered remains of Big Tex are rolled away at the State Fair of Texas, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Dallas. LM Otero/Associated Press Before the day's end, it was decided Big Tex would be reborn .

The State Fair of Texas has released its commemorative art for 2025 focusing on Big Tex, its most iconic symbol and ambassador. From the plateaus of West Texas to the Pineywoods of East Texas ...

Fire destroyed Big Tex on Friday, Oct. 19, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall metal-and-fabric cowboy that is an icon of the State Fair of Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...

DALLAS — The State Fair of Texas kicks off at the end of the month, and fairgoers will notice something different about the 55-foot cowboy this year. The beacon of Fair Park will be donning some ...