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Oct 16, 2009 6:31 am US/Central

Can Big Tex Bring Big Crowds For Last Weekend?

DALLAS (AP) ― State Fair of Texas organizers are hoping a big final weekend will ease the pain of rain for the 24-day event.

Spokeswoman Nancy Wiley estimates that business is off an average of 20 percent to 25 percent for most vendors at the nation's largest fair.

She says it's hard to know how much the economy had to do with the drop-off because of persistent showers since the fair opened Sept. 25.

A weekend forecast of perfect fair weather has organizers and vendors alike banking on a rally.

The Texas-Oklahoma game is always a big fair draw but usually falls on a middle weekend. This year, those 90,000-plus fans will descend on the final weekend, which is always a big hit by itself.

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