#TXVoices: Kilgore’s Ally Venable, Award-Winning Blues Rock Guitarist & Singer

by Bob Valleau on March 17, 2021

Ally Venable has found her passion. And it's going to make this young Texas musician a powerhouse. The turning 22-year-old, leader of the Ally Venable Band, started singing at an early age in her church...

#TXVoices: Showbiz Siblings, Austinites Charlotte and Tristan Riggs

by Bob Valleau on March 3, 2021

Acting is a family affair for the sister and brother pair of Charlotte Delaney Riggs and Tristan Riggs. Actors Charlotte Delaney Riggs (15), and younger brother Tristan (12), already have nearly 80 TV/film combined credits...

#TXVoices: Bastrop’s Bubba and Jeanne Clardy on Preserving an Outdoor Paradise

by Brook Benten Jimenez on February 24, 2021

If you’re like 330 million other Americans, you’ve probably found yourself a little fatigued with 11 months of pandemic pandemonium, plus winter weather, and bored with the every-weekend vacay to Puerta Backyardo. You’re not quite...

#TXVoices: Austinite Violet Brinson, Stella in The CW’s Hit Series, “Walker”

by Bob Valleau on February 24, 2021

This rising young Texan is nothing like her rebellious 16-year-old screen character. As a child, Violet Brinson read a lot of books and desperately wanted to be one of the characters in the story she...

#TXVoices: Celebrate Black History Month with Niye Aniekan-Attang, Founder of Ace Beauté

by Leean Vargas on February 19, 2021

As we celebrate Black History Month, we want to shine a light on this black-owned business and its founder- a trailblazer in the beauty brand world.  Texas native Niye Aniekan-Attang is the founder and owner...

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#TXVoices: SHAB, Dallas-based Indie-Pop Artist

by Gracie Watt on August 24, 2020

Dallas-based artist, refugee and mother SHAB is rising in popularity and on the charts with her new single “Spell On Me.” SHAB is nothing short of a rising pop goddess. Her potential shines through in...

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#TXVoices: Jason and Justin Jackson, Tahwahkaro Whiskey Distillers

by Gracie Watt on July 14, 2020

Brothers Jason and Justin Jackson are making their mark in Grapevine, Texas, distilling grain-to-glass with their award winning business, Tahwahkaro Distilling Company. Based in historic Grapevine (centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth), Tahwahkaro Distilling...

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#TXVoices: “Harp! Who Goes There?”

by Haven Lindsey on June 15, 2020

Spider Mackenzie’s harmonica emotes the feelings that emerge from the lyrics and music of Steve Crawford. Together, the Scottish pair has introduced a version of Americana music that raises the bar for everyone. Question: What...

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#TXVoices: Jeremy and Lila Stewart, Hari Mari Owners

by Lisa Davis on May 7, 2020

Hari Mari was created by a husband and wife who wanted to wear comfortable and colorful sandals. So, they went out and created their own flip-flop company.   Living in Indonesia provided Jeremy and Lila Stewart...