Read the Texas Music Office's August 2024 Recap Plus More News and Events
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Texas Music Update - A monthly newsletter from the Texas Music Office, Office of the Governor
SEPTEMBER 2024 EDITION
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TMO NEWS HEADER [ [link removed] ]
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TMIR FY24 OPEN [ [link removed] ]
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Texas Music Office Announces Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program Applications Now Open [ [link removed] ]
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office (TMO) [ [link removed] ] announced on September 4, 2024 the opening of applications for the second year of the Texas Music Incubator Rebate (TMIR) Program [ [link removed] ]. As first announced by Governor Abbott and the TMO in 2023 [ [link removed] ], the TMIR Program provides qualifying Texas music venues and festival promoters a full or partial rebate of mixed beverage gross receipts taxes or sales taxes of up to $100,000 to help support the live music industry in communities across the state.
With $20.2 million approved for the biennium in the 88th Legislative Session, applications for Fiscal Year 2024 funding are now open through November 30, 2024.
Learn more about the TMIR Program and apply [ [link removed] ]
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Jaclyn Zapata Joins TMO as TMIR Program Administrator
Jaclyn Zapata is the new Texas Music Incubator Rebate (TMIR) [ [link removed] ] Program Specialist with the Office of the Governor’s Texas Music Office (TMO) [ [link removed] ]. Hailing from Poteet, Texas, Jaclyn is a music historian specializing in Texas blues. In her role with the TMO, she manages the TMIR program, which offers qualified music venues and festival promoters across Texas a full or partial rebate on mixed beverage gross receipts taxes or sales taxes related to the sale of beer and wine. Jaclyn is deeply committed to supporting the live music industry throughout the state. Beyond her work with the TMO, Jaclyn researches and writes State Historical Markers for Texas music figures. She has been published in the Journal of Texas Music History and is an advisor to the Texas Music History Trail. [ [link removed] ]
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TMO ACTIVATIONS [ [link removed] ]
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TMO's Gini Mascorro Presents at TACVB's Annual Conference
Gini Mascorro, TMO's Community Relations & Outreach Specialist, who heads up the office's Music Friendly Texas (MFT) Program [ [link removed] ], represented the TMO at the Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (TACVB) Annual Conference in Austin last month. She presented to CVBs throughout the state about the TMO's MFT Program, among other topics.
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TMO Holds Music Friendly Texas Workshop in Mexia [ [link removed] ]
The Texas Music Office (TMO), the City of Mexia, the Mexia Economic Development Corporation, and Mexia Downtown co-hosted a Music Friendly Texas Community workshop on Tuesday, August 27. After completing the multi-step process, they will join over 60 certified communities throughout the state.
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TMO Holds Music Friendly Texas Workshop in Bandera [ [link removed] ]
The Texas Music Office (TMO) and the Bandera County Convention and Visitors Bureau co-hosted a Music Friendly Texas Community workshop on Monday, August 12, as the first step towards becoming Music Friendly Texas Certified.
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TMO Events [ [link removed] ]
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*UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE TMO CALENDAR*
LoneStarShindig24 [ [link removed] ]
Lone Star Shindig - Americanafest [ [link removed] ]
When:
September 19, 2024 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:
Rooftop of the Bobby Hotel, 230 4th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37219
About the Event:
The annual Lone Star Shindig brings the sounds of Texas to the Rooftop of the Bobby Hotel!
The Longhorn Ballroom, Kessler Presents, Texas Music Office, and Prekindle have teamed up to present performances by artists from the Lone Star State that spotlight and embody the spirit of the Americana genre.
Check out the lineup and make plans to attend the Texas-sized party in Tennessee that never disappoints!
(This is a free event, but space may be limited)
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TMO AF 24 Panel [ [link removed] ]
TMO PANEL AT AMERICANAFEST 2024 — Music (Policy) Scenes: Government Initiatives To Support Music In Cities [ [link removed] ]
When:
September 19, 2024 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Where:
Americanafest, Embassy Suites, Willow A-D, 708 Demonbreun St, Nashville, TN 37203
About the Event:
TMO PANEL AT AMERICANAFEST 2024 - Music (Policy) Scenes: Government Initiatives To Support Music In Cities
Presented in Partnership with the Texas Music Office
Silver Passes Only
A diverse and exciting music scene is a powerful tool for economic development, talent attraction, tourism and quality of life in cities of all sizes. This panel will explore how cities, states, and quasi-governmental agencies are approaching support for music in their communities.
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*September 13, 2024*
**Old Town Rig Down*
*Nacogdoches
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*September 13, 2024*
**Music Friendly Texas Certification - Rockwall*
*Rockwall
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*September 14, 2024*
*Use Your Voice, Use Your Vote*
Austin
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*September 25, 2024*
*Stars Over Wimberley*
Wimberley
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*September 27, 2024 to September 29, 2024*
*Boogie Woogie Fest*
Marshall
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*September 28, 2024*
*Way Out West Country Music Fest*
El Paso
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Since 1990, the Texas Music Office (TMO), in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism, has fostered the economic development of Texas music businesses, Texas musicians and Texas communities. TMO operates an extensive network of certified Music Friendly Community partners across the state, serves as a clearinghouse for Texas music industry information, acts as a liaison between music businesses and government offices, publicizes significant industry developments and attracts essential music industry to the Lone Star State. A vibrant Texas music industry supports local job creation while drawing visitors from around the globe, attracting a talented workforce across industries and supporting business recruitment and expansion efforts throughout the state.
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