{"id":"SEC-26-GM-003","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Dallas (Fair Park), TX","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"26","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State Fair of Texas","authority":"","instrument":"State Fair of Texas 2020 Canceled COVID 19","title":"State Fair of Texas (livestock shows, Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction, commercial exhibitors, Texas Auto Show)","dateIssued":"2020-07-06","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2020-07-06","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0027After extensive consideration of the current landscape related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the health and safety of all fairgoers, staff, business partners, and overall community, the State Fair of Texas Board of Directors has voted to cancel the 2020 State Fair of Texas... In the current climate of COVID-19, there is no feasible way for the Fair to put proper precautions in place\u0027 (board chair Gina Norris, Ex. SEC-26-GM-003)","enforcement":"","functions":["CB","MK","SC"],"notes":"2020: Cancelled July 6, 2020 by vote of the Board of Directors; a revised livestock market-show schedule and additional youth livestock events substituted (releases of July 17 and 24, 2020); \u0027State Fair of Texas Pivots\u0027 to a drive-through (Oct. 18, 2020). 2021: Held Sept. 24-Oct. 17, 2021 (organizer releases of Oct. 2021 read live). Usual dates: Late September to mid-October (2020: Sept. 25-Oct. 18). Scale: \u0027This will be the first time since World War II that the State Fair of Texas has not opened\u0027. Venue orders 2020: TX-021, TX-022, MET-DFW-021.","sourceUrl":"https://bigtex.com/2020-state-fair-of-texas-canceled-due-to-covid-19-concerns/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":249309,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"State Fair of Texas 2020 Canceled COVID 19","collection":"SEC-26","url":"/library/SEC-26-GM-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-26-GM-003","citation":"State Fair of Texas, State Fair of Texas 2020 Canceled COVID 19 (July 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-26-GM-003)","stateName":"Texas","related":["TX-021","TX-022","MET-DFW-021"]}