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All four men are successful products of the thriving Lubbock music scene.

It's a match made in West Texas heaven.

Not all costumes are created equal.

The Abbotts and several high profile friends are hoping to clear the lists for Texas teachers.

It's not up for debate, Pat Green is the Texas Country GOAT. He was the undisputed king of Texas Country before there was even a crown to wear. The man made his own crown. Green blazed a trail to Nashville through Texas, and back again...

Earlier this week Josh Abbott and his wife Taylor welcomed their new son.

Last week Randall King and his family and friends said goodbye to his sister.

Individually they each front successful touring bands. Collectively, Josh Abbott, William Clark Green, John Baumann, and Cleto Cordero are The Panhandlers.

"I wrote it for my fiancée," says Cordero. "I was trying to imagine this kind of a rugged character who's beautiful but so hard to figure out. It's a west Texas love song, I guess."

Josh Abbott, William Clark Green, John Baumann, and Cleto Cordero are The Panhandlers. But they're also individuals with their own bands and careers to run.

"The Panhandlers," we now know with certainty that it is not a western movie.

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