Indeed. The Texas music scene is alive and well. I would classify most of the guys in the parent comment as folk or folk-rock but there are plenty of real-dea

Indeed. The Texas music scene is alive and well. I would classify most of the guys in the parent comment as folk or folk-rock but there are plenty of real-deal country-western singer-songwriters in this genre. Max Stalling [1] is one of the finest country songwriters I've ever heard and it's a shame that he's never gotten the recognition he deserves. Bruce Robison is another that comes to mind, though mainstream country listeners will recognize many of his songs that have been covered by the hat act types. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYtiE3cAEC0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYtiE3cAEC0 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcM96iopPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcM96iopPo Edit: How could I forget Jamey Johnson? Here's one of him alongside Robert Earl Keen and Raul Malo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dajb94tV-eM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dajb94tV-eM