Texas Music News — July 6, 2026
Keith Urban headlined Houston’s Freedom Over Texas on July 4. The city’s Fourth of July celebration at Eleanor Tinsley Park drew a full house with Texas favorites Los Lonely Boys and Collective Soul opening, followed by a “Texas-sized” fireworks show over Buffalo Bayou. Details at FOX 26 Houston
Kerrville marked the one-year flood anniversary with a two-day music-and-remembrance weekend. A July 3 faith-and-fellowship gathering featured live music from local Christian artists, while July 4 brought a Symphony of the Hills performance of patriotic classics at the Cailloux Theatre plus family live-music activities in Louise Hays Park — the site hit hardest by the July 2025 floods that killed 139 people. Details at KERA News / Texas Public Radio
Texas Country Music Association sets Industry Awards for July 23 in Fort Worth. The ceremony takes over Rhinestone Saloon in the Fort Worth Stockyards at 6 p.m., honoring behind-the-scenes players in the Texas country scene with a concert from TCMA member Clay Hollis to follow. Category winners earn a performance slot at the main Texas Country Music Awards, set for Nov. 8 at Billy Bob’s Texas. Details at Texas Country Music Association