Tex Randall is a 47-foot (14 m) tall cowboy figure constructed in 1959 next to U.S. Route 60 in Canyon, Texas.
[2] The statue was constructed in 1959 by local shop teacher Harry Wheeler to advertise for a western wear store directly next to it.
It originally featured a bandanna, a western-style shirt and real denim jeans.
The statue gradually fell into disrepair as high winds shredded the jeans, a truck crashed into the left boot, and the cigarette was shot from his hand.
[2] In 1987, a campaign began to repair the statue, which resulted in a different appearance: the remains of the cigarette were replaced with a spur and new paint gave him different clothing and a moustache.