POSTED: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:18pm
UPDATED: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 1:27pm
DALLAS (AP) - The nation's largest state fair gets underway today in Dallas. The State Fair of Texas runs through mid-October.
It's the largest state fair in the nation -- with performers, more than 70 rides, about 200 food booths and dozens of vendors.
This year's fair includes musical acts by the Pointer Sisters, Laura Bell Bundy and Collective Soul.