THE BIG TEX AWARD IS A CONTEST THAT STARTED THREE YEARS AGO TO ENCOURAGE VARIETY AT THE FAIR.

     CREATOR ABEL GONZALES' DEEP-FRIED COOKIE DOUGH WAS NAMED THE BEST-TASTING FRIED FOOD CREATED FOR THE UPCOMING STATE FAIR OF TEXAS.

     IT'S THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW GONZALES HAS BEEN HONORED.
     HIS MOST FAMOUS, FRIED COKE, WON HIM AN APPEARANCE ON NBC'S "TODAY."

     FRIED FOOD HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS SINCE THE 1940'S.

     THERE'S NO CASH PRIZE FOR WINNERS OF THE BIG TEX CHOICE AWARDS, BUT THEY GET FREE PUBLICITY BEFORE THE FAIR STARTS SEPTEMBER 28TH.