Danny Merrell

With the exception of perhaps a few counties along the Coastal Bend, all of Texas is suffering from a drought.

The lack of rain and recent windy conditions have caused the entire state to be put on wildfire alerts and over the past couple of days, over 300,000 acres of grassland in West Texas burned out of control.

Inasmuch that we have seen dry conditions across East and Northeast Texas, at least were not quite as parched as other parts of the state. 

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We Texans are proud of the fact that we can pretty much fry up anything....pickles, twinkies, even margaritas.

Just give us the food item and we'll batter it up.

Well, I guess we might wanna give a guy in England a certificate making him an honorary Texan after his new creation-- 

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I couldn't do this even with the help of a trampoline and flubber shoes!

Reba moves on for another round in our Daily Duel as she easily outdistanced Brantley Gilbert last Thursday.

Fresh off his hit, 'Let Me Down Easy', Billy Currington is today's challenger with his new song, 'Love Done Gone. 

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No mistake to the headline here.

In fact, this is a clock that not only can eat flies, but produce it's own power as a result of this consumption. 

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Reba continues her winning ways on the Daily Duel gathering 68% of the vote in her victory over the new song from Randy Houser.

Next challenger for Reba will be a young man that's making quite a niche for himself as a singer, songwriter, and for creating his own brand of country -- Brantley Gilbert. 

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One vote...out of 119 voters, only one vote separated Reba and Blake in our latest Daily Duel.

So, by a score of 60-59, Reba continues her reign as champion and will now face the new song from Randy Houser. 

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What a great game last night as the Texas A&M Lady Aggies brought home their first ever national championship with a 76-70 victory over Notre Dame.

What made the victory even more special for folks around here was the post-game, nationally televised interview with head coach Gary Blair.

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You recognize the candy in the picture, don't you?

I call it 'magic candy'...that's because every time my doorbell rings, bars of the 'World's Finest Chocolate' magically appear in the hands of a soft-spoken, mumbling child asking me if I could help his or her school or church group.

And I always end up buying at least a couple bars of candy because I know that my kids have done, or will do the same thing, AND because, the 'World's Finest Chocolate' is really pretty dang good.  And it must be a pretty good fundraising method because they've been around since 1949!!

With that being said...Texas Legislators...please listen, I think we might have a solution for the budget shortfall.  

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Another victory for Reba McEntire in the Daily Duel -- but it wasn't easy.

Reba gets the victory by a slim 55%-45% of the vote.

Ms. McEntire will now take on her ACM co-host and fellow Okie, Blake Shelton. His new song is the one he debuted on the awards show Sunday night. 

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Reba dethroned Trace Adkins last weekend in the Daily Duel with her latest 'When Love Gets A Hold Of You'.

Now Reba defends her title against the new song from Jason Aldean which he performed on the ACM awards show.

Take a listen to both songs after the bump. 

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Sitting down to a job interview can be nerve racking.

How do I look? Am I making enough eye contact? Do I seem to desperate?

Well, you're on your own on that, but Discover Magazine has some input on what you should and should not say. 

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