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State Fair of Texas officials have the technology. They’re making Big Tex stronger, smarter, less flammable, more expensive in the wake of the massive mannequin’s spectacular, fiery finish to the 2012 fair. A wiring fault is blamed for a fire …

As the Texas State Fair came to a close Sunday, one big mascot’s absence continues to loom large over the fairgrounds. Big Tex, the towering, cowboy-hat-wearing icon of the State Fair for 60 years, went up in flames on Oct. …