The gates opened at 10:00 a.m. at the State Fair of Texas with sunny skies and a 100% chance of cotton candy clouds and corny dogs.
Food is a big draw at the fair every year, from longtime favorites to new award winners.
"Can I get an Oreo and red velvet?" Maggie Brown said ordering cheesecake on a stick from Big Tex Award Winner, Drizzle."We are looking at testing all the ones that won, so this was one of the ones that won!""I ate a bunch of crackers with that butter on it," butter sculptor Tom Roberts said."It's not salted, but it's good!"
Roberts' butter sculpture is a highlight at the fair. It took him 3-weeks to carve in a very cold room. On Friday, Roberts watched people taking photos of his work.The opening day parade started at noon and wound its way through the fairgrounds.
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