A historic list of Texas State Artist Musicians:
- 2003 James Dick, Round Top
- 2004 Ray Benson, Austin
- 2005 Johnny Gimble, Dripping Springs
- 2006 Billy Joe Shaver, Waco
- 2007 Dale Watson, Austin
- 2008 Shelley King, Austin
- 2009 Willie Nelson, Spicewood
- 2010 Sara Hickman, Austin
- 2011 Lyle Lovett, Klein
- 2012 Billy F Gibbons, Houston
- 2013 Craig Hella Johnson, Austin
- 2014 Flaco Jimenez, San Antonio
- 2015 Jimmie Vaughan, Austin
- 2016 Joe Ely, Austin
- 2017 George Strait, San Antonio
- 2018 Marcia Ball, Austin
- 2019 Little Joe Hernandez, Temple
- 2020 Emily Gimble, Austin
- 2021 Leon Bridges, Fort Worth
- 2022 Eva Ybarra, San Antonio
- 2023 Gary Clark, Jr., Austin
- 2024 Kelly Clarkson, Fort Worth
