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Good morning, Houston. It's no secret that Texans like fried food — so it's no wonder that the Big Tex Choice Awards, the taste-test contest at the State Fair of Texas, focuses on fried concoctions. But this year's Big Tex winner for the best-tasting new food might surprise even the most jaded connoisseur of fried delicacies: It's fried cookie dough, created by Abel Gonzales Jr. The fried cookie dough is a cookie base with... more ›

Good morning, Houston. Been missing the Texas Cyclone since it was torn down last year? Then you'll be happy to know about the Boardwalk Bullet, a nearly 100-foot-tall wooden roller coaster set to open this summer at the Kemah Boardwalk. Tim Anderson, Kemah Boardwalk manager, said the Bullet will have more crossovers than any other wooden coaster in the world, and it'll be a bit taller and longer than the famed Cyclone. "It has... more ›

Good morning, Houston. Do you remember the May issue of Texas Monthly? Many people are finding it hard to forget. The magazine featured a cover story about nutty astronautess Lisa Nowak and the headline "Astronaut Sex!" Many people were upset by the prominence of the word "sex" on the cover, and that made for the second-worst newsstand seller in the magazine's more than 34-year history. TM Editor Evan Smith said he initially thought the... more ›