Visitors spend $29 million at Texas State Fair
Published October 22nd, 2007
Visitors to the State Fair of Texas spent a record-setting $29 million on coupons for food and rides at the annual 24-day event, fair officials said Sunday.
Most used the coupons to purchase food, including Texas fried cookie dough and deep fried latte. Fairgoers bought more than $1 million from food vendors on Oct. 8 and Oct. 13, officials said.
The previous record was $26.5 million spent last year.
Nearly a quarter million fairgoers rode the new Texas SkyWay by Sunday, the last day of the fair.
Bryan Berg broke his previous Guinness World Record for the tallest freestanding house of cards by building a structure more than 25 feet tall. Workers had to remove tiles from the ceiling of the African American Museum to make room for the tower of cards.
During the Youth Livestock Auction of Champions, Texas youngsters earned an all-time high of more than $1 million with the sale of animals they raised.
Next year, the State Fair of Texas is set to open Sept. 26.
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