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From The Newsroom: Fried Food Glory; Food And Drug Interactions

State Fair of Texas
One of the finalists for this year's Big Tex Choice Award: "Twisted Texas Tacos" by Christi Erpillo.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: The State Fair of Texas will host its annual food competition today. Which fried confection will take the coveted Big Tex Choice Award? Also, food and drug interactions to watch out for in this week's Vital Signs.  

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 8:20 a.m. or 6:20 p.m. on 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.