Here's a first take at a list of my favorite Texas artists who are still actively playing. Ones who I think especially deserve wider recognition are highlighted.

name	my thoughts	artist web site
Stephen Bruton		stephenbruton.com
Jean Caffeine		io.com
Slaid Cleaves		slaid.com
Damnations TX		damnations.com
Darcie Deaville		darciedeaville.com
The Deep Sombreros		southernloveprod.com
Joe Ely		ely.com
Alejandro Escovedo		alejandroescovedo.com
Laurie Freelove		hrmusic.com
Steven Fromholz		stevefromholz.com
Sheri Frushay		greencity.com
Jimmie Dale Gilmore		jimmiegilmore.com
Jon Dee Graham		jondeegraham.com
Butch Hancock
Ray Wylie Hubbard		raywylie.com
Steve James		stevejames.com
Kim Miller		kimmiller.com
Trish Murphy		trishmurphy.com
The Shakin' Apostles featuring Freddie 'Steady' Krc		nonerds.com
The Sir Finks
Spot		texas.net
Eric Taylor		eminentrecords.com
Redd Volkaert
Don Walser		donwalser.com