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"Texas Plates" is a song by American country music singer-songwriter Kellie Coffey. Coffey wrote the single with Brett James, while Dann Huff provided production. It was released on September 22, 2003, as the intended lead single to Coffey's second studio album for BNA Records titled A Little More Me, though the album ultimately went unreleased and Coffey parted ways with the label the following year.
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