Organizers with the State Fair of Texas are now taking donations to help fund the rebuilding of Big Tex. Big Tex was destroyed by a fire in October in the last days of the fair. Sue Gooding, with the State Fair, said Big Tex was insured for between $180,000 and $200,000, but that the costs to rebuild him, and to prepare the area in which he stands, will come close to $600,000.