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Toys break and technology gets outdated, so if you're looking to give someone an experience gift this Christmas, take a road trip that includes these awesome East Texas towns.

Will you admit that you were kind of iffy at first, about the idea of Tony Romo as a broadcaster? I will! But it only took a quarter or two of hearing him call a game this season to realize he's dang good.

It's a small name change coming to Wal-mart Stores that could possibly be the handiwork of our laziness. Most of us usually refer to Wal-mart in a certain way, and it looks like the corporate office has given in. Surely they won't officially call it "Wally World," right?

The rest of the country discovered something this year that Texans have known for a long time. Queso is good. On everything! Lots of food trends popped up this year (some better than others) and Texas has been a trend setter in the process.

It's $8.99 per month, and it's an effort to get more of us into the theater seats instead of sitting at home and streaming movies on other platforms. But does the subscription guarantee us a seat at some of the big crowded blockbusters, like Star Wars? We have questions.

Here we go again with the crazy candy choices topping the list. Just when we had come to grips with Texans choosing a non-chocolate Halloween candy as their favorite, more sweet-toothed neighbors of ours have weighed in and chosen a favorite seasonal candy that doesn't melt in our mouths. Bah humbug! See if you love this choice.

When she was on Food Network, Paula Deen was known as a queen of southern cookin', and she's always had a lock on Georgia with a Savannah-based restaurant. Now two Paula Deen restaurants are coming to Texas, and they'll open up in a few weeks.

It's the opportunity of a lifetime for one high school junior, but it can't happen without a little help. East Texans always seem to come through in a pinch, and they're jumping in now to help a single mom send her son on a prestigious trip to New York's Carnegie Hall.