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They're teenagers today, but the four semi-finalists chosen to compete in Texas Folklife's second annual Big Squeeze accordion contest could be tomorrow's accordion stars. The public is invited to come check them out as they show their squeezebox stuff in a free performance at 1:30 p.m. May 11 at the Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River St., Austin. Contestants will each perform two songs, backed by Austin band Cerronato. Los Texmaniacs will perform afterward.

Toxicology tests released this week show that Tejano music star Emilio Navaira was intoxicated when the tour bus he was driving crashed in March, authorities said.

Navaira was thrown through the windshield of his tour bus at 5 a.m. on Easter Sunday, when the bus slammed into traffic barrels on the northbound West Loop 610, just before the exit onto U.S. 59 in southwest Houston.

Six of his band members were also injured, none seriously.

Navaira was driving the tour bus after performing Saturday night at

April 26, 2008

By MARIO TARRADELL / The Dallas Morning News
mtarradell@dallasnews.com

The Tejas Brothers are authentic purveyors of a decidedly Lone Star sound.