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State Fair of Texas reports record attendance, highlights safety upgrades and community giving
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State Fair of Texas officials reported 2.38 million attendees in 2024, discussed perimeter security changes, pedestrian gate redesign, a new admissions structure and roughly $4.16 million in Fair Park improvements directed to Cotton Bowl renovations.
State Fair of Texas leaders briefed the Parks, Trails and Environment Committee on Jan. 6 on the 2024 fair season, reporting 2,380,000 attendees over 24 days, efforts to strengthen public safety and ways the nonprofit is investing in Fair Park and community programs year-round.
"It is our goal ultimately to be a very impactful nonprofit organization for 365 days a year, as opposed to just being a 24 day event," Mitchell (Mitch) Gleiber, president of the State Fair of Texas, told the committee as he outlined programs that operate outside of the annual event and philanthropic work that supports Fair Park.
The fair reported several operational changes and results that organizers said were introduced after prior safety reviews and the 2023 shooting incident. Organizers said they redesigned…
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