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Premios Texas (Texas Latin Awards) is a Latin music awards celebration showcasing some to the most recognized artists in the industry.

Produced by KAKW Univision 62 Austin, "Premios Texas" bestow awards annually to the winners from the five most popular Latin music genres including - Pop, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Rock and Urban - as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to a performer who, during their lifetime, has made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to Latin music.

The events official website, premiostexas.com providing users with the ability to vote for that years nominees as well as the ability to view pictures and videos from previous "Premios Texas" events. After the show, the excitement continues as users can access video clips of must-see moments and artist interviews.

[edit] History

Premios Texas is an annual people's choice award ceremony honoring the best in the Latin music. Based in Austin, Texas, the show first debuted in 2005 to a local audience of 200 spectators. In August 2009, Premios Texas broke records by reaching a nationwide audience on Galavision^{[citation needed]}, the leading Spanish-language cable television network. Throughout Texas, viewer's watched the show on Univision, one of America’s top five television networks^{[neutrality disputed]} regardless of language and the leading Spanish-language broadcast television network.

KAKW Univision 62 Austin developed the idea to create Premios Texas upon seeing the dramatic growth of the Hispanic population throughout Central Texas and their need for such an event^{[citation needed]}, in addition to Austin serving as the "live music capital of the world." These two elements have made it possible to assemble an event that not only recognizes local and international artists, but also celebrates the diversity of Latin music and its culture.

[edit] Lifetime Achievement Award

The following list are past years recipients.^{[verification needed]}

• 2005: Flaco Jimenez
• 2006: Ruben Ramos
• 2007: Little Joe
• 2008: A.B. Quintanilla III
• 2009: Olga Tañon