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Each week my good friend Rita Ballou takes the time to collect the wittiest, most topical and random tweets from the Texas scene. Then after she gathers them, I steal 'em. So please reward my laziness by checking out This Week in Texas and Red Dirt Tweets. This week we get an #embarrassing tweet from Josh Abbott,  Willy Braun of Reckless Kelly shares what he thinks to be the #WorstTitleEver, we find out who's guitar that is pictured with a chicken bone, plus more.

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Reckless Kelly is easily my favorite band -- from Idaho -- who live in Texas -- named after an Australian outlaw. But seriously, they're pretty great. If you've ever pondered the difference between the Nashville and Texas scene, last year front man Willy Braun gave a great interview with Taste of Country, where he perfectly explained it. Give it a read.

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Time once again to check out the Texas Regional Radio Report‘s list of the biggest songs in Texas. Could Reckless Kelly do what everyone seems to be lately having a hard time doing? Stay at No. 1 for two consecutive weeks. Or were Wade Bowen, Whiskey Myers or Cody Johnson able to knock them out of the top spot?

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Time once again to check out the Texas Regional Radio Report‘s list of the biggest songs in Texas. Could Aaron Watson hold on for two straight weeks at No. 1, or were Wade Bowen, Reckless Kelly or Rich O'Toole able to knock him out of the top spot? Click through and check out where your favorite song stacks up this week among the biggest songs in Texas.

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The Texas Regional Radio Report‘s list of the biggest songs in Texas is out. Was Cody Canada and the Departed able to keep the top spot for a third straight week? The most spin increases this week go to "One Star Flag" Casey Donahew Band +267 spins, "No Better Than This" JB and the Moonshine Band +209, "Here's To Me and You" Kevin Fowler +140 and "To Live Is To Fly" Wade Bowen with +138 spins. Click through and check out where your favorite song stacks up this week among the biggest songs in Texas.

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The Texas Regional Radio Report's list of the biggest songs in Texas is out. Was Cody Canada and the Departed able to keep the top spot? It's not gonna be easy with huge, triple digit spin increases from Whiskey Myers, Aaron Watson, Rich O'Toole and Reckless Kelly. Click through and check out where your favorite song stacks up this week among the biggest songs in Texas.

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Thanks to everyone who entered the contest and congratulations to our winners: Rachel Mobley, Grant Ingram, Robyn Boling, Christine Carrizoza, Laura Pike, Cindy Vanblaricom and Magan York!

If you didn't win, tickets will be available at the door. But if you'd rather secure your tickets right now, click here and buy 'em.

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Did you know Reckless Kelly was nominated for a Grammy this year? Yep, they were. Did you know lead singer Willy sang the National Anthem at the Texas Rangers home opener this season? He did. And did you know  tonight, Willy and the boys are back in Tyler at Electric Cowboy and we're the only station giving you the opportunity to go FREE? Yep, it's all True!

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Baseball is the world's most romantic sport. It's long, rich history and lore is something no other sport can touch. And it's back! Whether you're a Braves fan like me, a Rangers fan like most of you or a Yankees fan like one dummy I work with we can all agree Opening Day gives us all goosebumps and butterflies.

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Rita Ballou joins the RTX Crew each week for All the Dirt in Red Dirt and this is what she had for us on last week’s episode of Radio Texas Live. Rita and I re-enact Miranda Lambert's SVU appearance, we talk about the Texas base band that was up for a Grammy and about Granger Smith's brand new LIVE album out now, plus more! And I realize I am once again extremely late posting last week's Dirt so some of the news isn't really news anymore but let's get into it anyway.

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This week's RTX Sunday video goes to Reckless Kelly's "I Never Liked St. Valentine" for two reasons,

1. It's great timing, what with Valentines Day being Tuesday.
2. Reckless Kelly are up for a Grammy tonight!

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So many great new songs are out so far in 2012! So many CDs just scattered acrossed my desk. And my email in-box? Literally being overrun with Mp3s files. Dude! I don't even know where to start -- there's just too much new music! Fortunately for y'all we've got it down to four new songs for you to listen in for this week on Radio Texas Live and I've got your first official listen to all four  right here, right now. Including songs from Reckless Kelly, Mike McClure Band, The Damn Quails and JB and the Moonshine Band.

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