by Captain Oat 
The Tallest Hand in Texas: How Big Tex Welcomes the Whole World to Fair Park
From a patchwork Santa Claus in Kerens to a fifty-five-foot beacon of Southern hospitality, that towering cowboy in Dallas reminds us all to keep our arms open wide.
Pull up a chair next to the smoker, darlin', and let's talk about the biggest welcomer in the Lone Star State. From his humble beginnings in Kerens to rising from the ashes at Fair Park, Big Tex shows us how to greet every soul like family.
Zenna LoneStar
November 9, 2026
9 min