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  State Fair of Texas Wraps Up Its Pandemic Season

  October 20 at 4 a.m.

  Hopefully, a year from now, we’ll be publishing a slideshow of the festive hullabaloo that was the State Fair of Texas. This year, the folks at the fair have wrapped up a season that succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic and pivoted with a drive-thru experience. For 15 days, fair-goers waited...

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  The State Fair of Texas Drive-Thru Takes Time and Patience to Appreciate

  September 29 at 4 a.m.

  The opening day of the State Fair of Texas is a big deal for my family and me. We plan days off work to attend every year. As the opening day gets closer, the anticipation and excitement build for all of us. We normally arrive, get scanned in and then...

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  Family Business Thinks Big Despite Pandemic Challenges and State Fair Cancellation

  September 25 at 4 a.m.

  If you know of Sherry and Chris Howard through their State Fair of Texas concessions business, you might think their motto is “Go big or go home.” But if you learn more about their family and their Scrumbscious Burgers and Pieshakes restaurant in Forney, you’ll find they know how to...

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  State Fair of Texas Announces Fair Food Competition for 2020

  September 15 at 10:31 a.m.

  The State Fair of Texas is looking to be a far different experience this year, but today, leaders at the fair also announced the Big Tex Choice Awards for the best fair foods is still happening. The whole competition will take place online with the first of five voting rounds...

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  A Follow-up on Fletcher’s at Golden Chick: Not All Are Dipped Equally

  September 15 at 4 a.m.

  A couple of weeks ago, we went to a random Golden Chick in Oak Cliff, sat in the drive-thru and drove away with three decent versions of Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs. But simple food isn't always easy to execute, and not every location has delivered solid versions of the State...

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  We Try the Fletcher’s Corn Dog from Golden Chick’s Drive-Thru

  September 4 at 4 a.m.

  I’m stealing the fast-food beat from Observer contributor TC Fleming. And I’m breaking my personl stay-out-of-drive-thru rule. I’m breaking those rules because there’s an opportunity to get a proper corn dog any day of the week. It’s $5 at Golden Chick locations, and considering I don’t have to go to...