Merge text layers to 1?

is there anyway to merge multiple text layers combined to 1 in PS for this menu? can't seem to do it.
i like to have my menus without a million different layers, and i have a outer glow on my text layer, but didnt like how 1 did, so i duplicated it for 3 text layers for link (all 3 with the glow) but now i want to consolidate the 3 text layers to 1 text layer, any way to do that? i just want a cleaner space to work in, its getting out of hand having 3 text layers per link...

dvd, the text layers are just text (hense the shadow effect) but it is inside the ( + ) folder for easier management. pscs6 demo (havent opened encore, it will be cs5 i make all my menus in PS then just import them into encore when i start to build the project )
i click on all 3 text layer, but it doesnt give the option to merge....
this is the smallest page i have, so it only has 5 links. i have another one with 9 links, and this will have like 4 audio tracks as well.... it just gets out of hand having all these layers everywhere. if i can't merge text only, no prob. just wondering if you could.
hmmmm

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