Everyone loves state fairs, but how much do you really know about them? These fun facts about state fairs might surprise you!

Texas had 12.27 billion barrels of crude-oil reserves in 2014, or 515.42 billion gallons. That's 33.7% of US reserves. The Empire State Building's volume is 37 million cubic feet, or 276,779,000 ...

Workers ride a cart in preparation for the opening of the State Fair of Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Dallas. (Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer) One of the Lonestar State’s favorite ...

We consulted Nancy Wiley’s The Great State Fair of Texas: An Illustrated History and picked our favorite fair facts from the fair’s 125-year history.

· Lubbock fell out of the top 10 list of Texas cities by population, giving way to the Dallas suburb of Plano. Lubbock ranks 11th at nearly 200,000, while Plano jumped to ninth at 222,000 ...

The Giant Cowboy Hat: In Pearsall, Texas, a 40-foot-tall cowboy hat stands proudly, paying homage to the state’s cowboy heritage. This massive hat serves as a testament to Texas’ larger-than ...

Happy Independence Day, Texas! 182 years old never looked better. On March 2, 1836, Texas declared independence from Mexico. Fifty-nine delegates signed the Texas Declaration of Independence ...

A two-day festival to mark Texas Independence Day will take place 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site (between Brenham and Navasota). Cost: Free ...

Texas is the second-largest state in terms of landmass, trailing behind Alaska. And it's second in population, as well, behind California. Texas also trails behind California in terms of annual GDP.

That's because the Texas State Historical Association, which unites academic scholars with history buffs — not always happily — sums up the best of what we know about the subject.

Texas has 10.47 billion barrels of crude-oil reserves, or 439.740 billion gallons. This is 31.4% of the US's reserves. The Empire State Building's volume is 37 million cubic feet, or 276,779,000 ...