SAN BENITO, Texas — The southern subtropics of Texas, known as the Rio Grande Valley, is a geographically and culturally distinct part of the Lone Star State — as much Mexican as Texan — with its own ...

The death of Flaco Jiménez has drawn tributes from across the music world, as fans and artists honor the Grammy-winning legend. The iconic figure in Tejano and conjunto music, has passed away at 86.

Linda Escobar, this week’s guest on Viva Tejano, is an absolute pillar in the world of tejano music. She is one of the defining female voices in conjunto and helped spread the music globally, ...

SAN ANTONIO – Flaco Jimenez’s “final curtain call.” That’s how the family of the legendary conjunto artist described his upcoming memorial service. Jimenez died July 31 at 86. A public memorial ...

Aug. 1 (UPI) --Texas conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez, 86, died while surrounded by his family at one of his son's homes on Thursday night, his family announced. Flaco was born in San Antonio in ...

The 13th annual Day of the Dead festival at Hemisfair will feaature Santiago Jiménez Jr. and members of Los Lobos.

Had this been a non-pandemic year, Christopher Ramirez and Ashly Nicole Molina would have been in Austin on a recent Saturday afternoon. As two of the four finalists for the sixteen-and-under conjunto ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Grammy award-winning conjunto icon Flaco Jimenez died Thursday night, his family reported on his Facebook page. He was 86. The San Antonio-born accordionist died surrounded by ...

For decades, Flaco Jiménez has been synonymous with Sunday evenings at the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio at Rosedale Park. Come rain or sweltering heat, even on Mother’s Day some years, ...

SAN ANTONIO – The 43rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival will return to the Alamo City this week, offering an exciting lineup of conjunto bands and performers. The music festival will take place from ...

"We kindly request your prayers for our dear friend and Legendary Flaco Jiménez, who has been admitted to the hospital with what we pray is a minor health concern," Tejano singer Linda Escobar said in ...

Part of Texas has its own soundtrack: conjunto music. And a new generation of musicians is taking it up. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 10, 2023.) With the soundtrack for your morning, ...