{"id":123727,"date":"2025-08-06T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/123727\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:50:18","slug":"state-fair-of-texas-announces-2025-big-tex-choice-award-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/123727\/","title":{"rendered":"State Fair of Texas announces 2025 Big Tex Choice Award Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/State-Fair-of-Texas-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\"><strong>DALLAS<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/state-fair-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State Fair of Texas<\/a> has announced the finalists for the 2025 Big Tex Choice Awards, a beloved tradition that kicks off the countdown to the iconic annual event.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The fair revealed the finalists for the 21st annual awards on Wednesday, introducing a new category this year to recognize the best beverages.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Finalists will be announced in four categories: Best Taste \u2013 Savory, Best Taste \u2013 Sweet, Best Taste \u2013 Sipper, and Most Creative.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Fair organizers reported a record number of food entries this year, with 76 submissions narrowed down to the final 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">A panel of celebrity judges will select the winners. All semi-finalists, even those who didn&#8217;t make the final cut, will still be featured at the fair.<\/p>\n<p> Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists: <strong>Best Taste \u2013 Savory<\/strong> <strong>Brisket &amp; Brew Stuffed Pretzels<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Crab &amp; Mozzarella Arancini<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf2.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Deep Fried Deli Tacos<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf3.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Vietnamese Crunch Dog<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf4.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Wagyu Bacon Cheeseburger Deviled Egg Sliders<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf5.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists: <strong>Best Taste \u2013 Sweet<\/strong> <strong>Candy Lemon Sour Face<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf6.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Chill &amp; Thrill Delight<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf7.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf8.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Rousso\u2019s Dubai Chocolate Funnel Cake Fries<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf9.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Tex\u2019s Toast \u00e1 la Mode<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf10.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>   <strong>Big Tex Choice Awards Finalists: Best Taste \u2013 Sipper<\/strong> <strong>Coconut Quadruple<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf11.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Cookie Chaos Milkshake<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf12.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  Nevins Dirty Red Bull Tex-arita <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf14.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Hot Honeycomb Lemonade Shake Up<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf13.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <strong>Nevins Dirty Red Bull\u00ae Tex-arita<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf14.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Josey Nevins Mayes &amp; Tami Jo Nevins Mayes <\/p>\n<p>  <strong>Poppin&#8217; Boba Rita<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sf15.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>   <strong>When are the State Fair of Texas food winners announced?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The winners will be announced on Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p> When does the State Fair of Texas open? <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The 2025 State Fair of Texas, themed &#8220;Texas Shines Bright,&#8221; will open on Friday, Sept. 26, and run through Sunday, Oct. 19. Tickets are now available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Information in this article comes from the State Fair of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\/fair-park\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fair Park<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/state-fair-texas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Fair of Texas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/food-drink\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food and Drink<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article DALLAS &#8211; The State Fair of Texas has announced the finalists for the 2025 Big Tex Choice&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":123728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,7290,18367,8364,1165,50,24823,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-123727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-dallas-county","11":"tag-fair-park","12":"tag-food-drink","13":"tag-lifestyle","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-state-fair-texas","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-tx","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114982147164324443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}