I am going to visit Texas and need a Texas playlist

Amarillo by Morning

and many other by the incredible George Strait

Radney Foster one of the greatest and underappreciated Texas songwriters wrote/writes country hits for a lot of people and his versions are often just as good can't go wrong with any of his albums

This classic is hard to beat...

Galveston written by Jimmy Webb sung by Glen Campbell

Texas - Chris Rea That should get you in the mood.

One of the best by the group "Little Texas"

"What Might Have Been"

Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb

Not specifically about Texas but one of the best Country songs ever

by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

"When I Get Where I'm Going"

An essential song by a true talent

"Seven Year Ache"

by Roseanne Cash

"If I Needed You"

"If We Were Vampires"

A classic duet by George Jones and Tammy Wynette

"Golden Ring"

Three of the most talented singers cover songs made popular by The Carter Family

making some of the most beautiful harmonies ever

The Sweetest Gift

Traveling music

"Amie"

Texas Sun by Leon Bridges

By the group Lonestar

"I Am Already There"

Gay country music star Ty Herndon's music is good

this is one his big hits from before he came out - there's an alternate version where he sings about another man

What Mattered Most

If you're going to include "Galveston", you should include the other classic Jimmy Webb/Glen Campbell collaboration "Wichita Lineman"

No playlist could be complete without this singer, Patsy Cline

You gotta have some young hot male Country singers...like Brett Young

Another classic, this one from Merle Haggard

Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain

One Of These Days By Tim McGraw

r1 has it. George Strait has great songs. Willie Nelson too.

Luckenbach, Texas. Waylon and Willie and the boys.

Y’all slippin’!

Some artists born in Texas are Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, Lyle Lovett, Kenny Rogers, Pantera, Vanilla Ice, Janis Joplin, Beyoncé, Norah Jones, Butthole Surfers. . . not sure what you’re going for here . . .

If you get to New Mexico, you've gone to far

R8 I'm with you. In fact, Kings Record Shop is an AMAZING album by the more talented Cash.

There’s also the group called Texas.

By the end you’ll be singing along with Texas bad girl Tanya Tucker.

A warning about the Texas rodeo men...

who will break your heart

From the "Brokeback Mountain" soundtrack with a nice Texas fiddle

Port Aransas. Will Barnes

Another rodeo song.

Chris Ledoux and Garth Brooks.

Better put this on your playlist.

R27 makes a great point, OP. If you're looking for Texas music to listen to while visiting Texas, there is much more talent than space. However, without knowing your particular tastes, here are some album recommendations, which generally cover the blues, rock, and folk genres (+ Willie, of course) to build your playlist from:

Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts…Now

The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’!

Ray Wylie Hubbard – Everything he does and then some (my favorite version of his song “Portales” is on the album “Texans Live from Mountain Stage” and download whatever you can find of his live performances/interviews because he is a wonderful storyteller and funny as hell)

Freddie King – Texas Cannonball

Kris Kristofferson – Kristofferson (rereleased as Me and Bobby McGee)

Lyle Lovett -- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Lyle Lovett – Pontiac

Delbert McClinton – Room to Breathe

Willie Nelson – Red Headed Stranger

Townes Van Zandt – A Far Cry from Dead

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Soul to Soul

Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Sky is Crying

The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style

T-Bone Walker – Stormy Monday Blues

The Edgar Winter Group – They Only Come Out at Night

Johnny Winter – Scorchin’ Blues

ZZ Top – Tres Hombres

The soundtrack from Tender Mercies.

Suicide is Painless.

Needs some Selena!

Don't leave out Kinky Friedman, whose hilarious touring outfit was Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. His Best-of record, "The Last of the Jewish Cowboys" represents his ouevre in one handy package . . .

"They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore" is an early gem . There's also "Lasso From El Paso," Under the Double Ego," "Old Testaments and New Revelations," and a slew of others.

Anything by The Texas Tornados

First of all, fuck you, Op. Second, “All My exes Live in Texas,” George Strait.

This entire Outlaws album (featuring amongst others the already mentioned greats, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson).

The King of Western Swing, Bob Willis!

"Swing Hi! Swing Lo!" Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys--decent starter compilation

Bunp

The best band from Texas is the Old 97’s.

Well considering Texas now has an open carry law for guns I would recommend

Carrie Underwood - Cupid's Got a Shotgun

or Miranda Lambert - Time to get a gun

Nanci Griffiths

Red sun a rising...

Glen Campbell

My favorite travel song...

you don't need a playlist. you need a gun

These guys were from Texas and this is a banger.

Here is one of my favorites.

And another

And one more

Luckenbach Texas by Waylon Jennings.

And try this.

BEAUTIFUL TEXAS by Willie Nelson

TEXAS PRIDE by Miranda Lambert

ALL MY EXES LIVE IN TEXAS

R12 has good taste in music.

You Can't Get a Man with a (freely available all across Texas) Gun.

Texas boys Fastball with Billy Preston sitting in.

This whole album:

Big D

Traveling Texas by Shake Russell -- actually, anything by him

London Homesick Blues (Home with the Armadillo) by Gary P. Nunn.

Texas Swing.

Guy Clark-I recommend them all.

Tejano classic