weather quiz September 27, 2024 4:56 pm Weather Quiz: Big Tex 1970 It was 87 degrees when The State Fair of Texas opened on Oct. 2, 1970, NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith asks why Big Tex almost didn’t show up for the opening. Wake Up to Something Good 2:05 Dallas' Fair Park preps for Longhorns, Sooners game 1:54 Running police horse hits fairgoer at State Fair of Texas 2:17 Many food vendors have called the State Fair of Texas home for decades 1:55 Inside the State Fair of Texas youth livestock auction 2:01 Meet the ‘Midway Barker' celebrating 20 years at The State Fair of Texas