Big Tex, the 52-foot-tall animatronic ambassador of the State Fair of Texas, met a fiery demise on the last day of the 2012 fair, exactly 60 years to the day after his debut. Ever the resilient bunch, the good people of the Lone Star State aimed to rebuild the barrel-chested and slightly creepy icon in time for the 2013 fair, and we’re happy to report they succeeded with flying—and likely less flammable—colors. READ MORE ››