Is There Talent in West Texas?

***SPOILER ALERT***
Yes.

West Texas has Talent audition started around 11am on January 29th, 2011 at Music City Mall in Odessa Texas. The top five winners are guarantied and audition in front of the America's got Talent producers in Houston. The West Texas Roughnecks will pick up travel expenses for the first place winner. Winners will also serve as half time entertainment at this years Roughnecks games.

Crystal Crews from NewsWest9, Luise Carlos Mendoza from Telemundo20, and Dale Morris from the Roughnecks were the judges and NewsWest9's David Marrino hosted.

Less words more video...

Third place went to Murder Monroe.



Second to Mariachi Cisne de Mario Alberto.



And first went to Justin Langston.



The rest of the (poor quality because they were originally netcasted live over 3G) videos are at http://qik.com/lonnie247

(The winners on stage)

All loaded and ready to go

One truck aimed at Odessa and the other at Midland. Here's the crew
from Midland College with our Salvation Army friends.

Stacks of sacks

Bags toys wait to be loaded on the trucks.

Bag 'em

Bagging up the toy with help from the folks at Midland College.

Toy Drive Protest

A group of dolls organized to protect the toys.

NewsWest 9, Salvation Army Toy Drive Final Day

A last look at the toys filling the hallways.

The AT&T gang

Thanks for all the toys! Christmas morning will be brighter for
hunbreds of kids because of all you give.

Bringing in the Toys.

AT&T making the last delivery of the day.

Toy Drive: AT&T

One of their two trucks of toys.

Thanks Curves!

Two of Santa's little helpers.

Curves Fills the Conference Room

There will be no meetings today.

Toy Drive: Nurses Unlimited

Nurses Unlimited of Odessa dropped off their goodies at the station.

Toy Drive: Halliburton

The crew from Halliburton stopped by with a truck bed full of toy and
bikes. Thanks!

NewsWest 9, Salvation Army Toy Drive: Big Monday

Today is the biggest drop off day for the toy drive. Jon Garcia is
playing the roll of photos this morning.

Saying Bye to Dora and Diego

The line went all the way back to the front door, so by the time we got to Dora and Diego some of the excitment was gone.

I thing this one turned out the best.

Thanks to Dora, Diego, Santa, La Ley 104.7, Ashley Furniture Home Store, and everyone who brought toy for the NewsWest 9, Salvation Army Toy Drive.

My Niece Meeting Dora the Explorer

I'm not sure why Dora is holding her nose.

Mt. Toys

The small mountain of toys NewsWest 9 collected at Ashley Furniture Home Store.

Dora and Diego at the Toy Drive

They may be more popular then Santa.

The Santa Line

Christmas memories in the making.

Toy Drive 12/13

Getting ready for toy drive at Ashley Furniture Home Store. Santa will be showing up at any minute.