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The State Fair of Texas is showcasing Big Tex this year. Here's what to know about the statue.
The State Fair of Texas has released its commemorative art ... The fair hired Dallas artist Jack Bridges to give the statue a more cowboy-like appearance. Bridges gave the right eye a wink ...
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Targeting a statue at A&M and a school song at UT, Texas college students are pushing for a reckoning on race
Meanwhile, students have been working for two years to erect a statue of Matthew Gaines, the first black state senator in Texas and an outspoken supporter of public education and voting rights for ...
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University of Texas took down a statue over former governor’s Confederate ties — and now the statue is coming back on campus
The University of Texas will soon re-erect ... contributions to UT Austin and to the state,” UT President George Fenves announced Thursday. “His statue has been part of the campus for more ...