THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR WAS ORGANIZED IN 1927 AS AN ASSOCIATION TO ENCOURAGE AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE BY THE EXHIBITION OF LIVESTOCK AND FARM PRODUCTS. SINCE 1993, THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN AWARDING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN MEMORY OF DECEASED DIRECTORS AND DECEASED SPOUSES OF DIRECTORS. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS THE AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR, HELD EACH OCTOBER.