Seven Texas Musical Acts Who’ll Restore Your Faith in America (No, Seriously)

When outsiders think of Texas, they're usually stuck picturing Ted Cruz scrambling for a flight to Cancún or Greg Abbott cooking up new ways to make teachers’ lives miserable. Trust me on this. I used to be an outsider.

But anyone who's actually spent time here knows the real Texas is bigger—and better—than the headlines or the problems. Texas is the la…