Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Legislature has named Fort Worth singer Leon Bridges the 2021 Texas State Musician. The state’s lawmakers followed the lead of the Texas Commission on the Arts in presenting the honor to Bridges. He’s the first DFW area artist to win that designation. Past state musicians include George Strait, Marcia Ball, Flaco Jimenez, and Jimmie Vaughan, who grew up in Dallas but moved to Austin as a teenager. the Commission on the Arts selects the award winners every two years, so the legislature simultaneously named San Antonio accordionist Eva Ybarra the 2022 Texas State Musician.
