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who is big tex and when did he make his debut
Big Tex, a 55 foot tall statue and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, made his debut in 1952
does the original big tex still exist
Big Tex was destroyed by an electrical fire
when did the electical fire that destroyed big tex happen
On October 19, 2012, the last weekend of the 2012 State Fair of Texas, Big Tex was destroyed by an electrical fire
was there a replacement for the origianl big tex
Working under secrecy, a new Big Tex was created during 2013 by SRO Associates and Texas Scenic Co.

Question: how much did the new statue cost
Self-contained rewrite: how much did the new big tex statue cost