When Texas Was Fertile Ground for Prison Bands

Until the 1980s, an annual prison rodeo offered a chance for men inside to perform and sell albums. Now we’re making them available to you.

Hip-Hop Icons Tell Justices That Texas Turned Rap Lyrics Into a Death Warrant

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.

1988 No. 1 Hit Sold Over a Million Copies and Became One of the Decade’s Biggest Songs

Paula Abdul’s 1988 hit Straight Up sold over 1 million copies, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a defining pop song of the 1980s.

1988 Classic No. 1 Hit Ranked Among 'Best Rock Love Songs'

Guns N' Roses released a single from their debut album that became their only No. 1 chart-topping hit and one of the best ...

Augie Meyers, Whose Signature Organ Sound Helped Define Tex-Mex Music, Dead at 85

Augie Meyers, the Texas musician whose organ playing defined the sounds of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, has died at 85.
American Songwriter

Legendary Texas Musician Who Co-Founded Two Famous Tex-Mex Bands Has Passed Away at Age 85

The San Antonio-born Meyers began playing with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Doug Sahm in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, they co-founded the Sir Douglas Quintet. Fronted by Sahm, the ...

East Texas man’s H-E-B TikTok jingle goes viral with 1.2M views

Lufkin musician “OUUUU C-J” created a parody jingle for H-E-B that’s racked up over 1.2 million TikTok views, remixing the Jackson 5’s ABCs track. 🎵🛒 ...
Marketing Dive

Why Tecovas made a short film about Texas instead of a traditional ad

The Western wear brand is following up a Super Bowl play with a 14-minute short by filmmaker Jeff Nichols that features actor Michael Shannon.