Gary Hobbs and Da Krazy Pimpz Bring Tejano Music Awards Home to Eagle Pass
By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
Eagle Pass recording artists Gary Hobbs and Da Krazy Pimpz earned major honors at the 46th Annual Tejano Music Awards on Friday, November 13, 2026 in Katy, Texas, bringing recognition to their hometown and its musical talent.
Hobbs won Video of the Year, adding another milestone as he celebrated 43 years in the Tejano music industry. Da Krazy Pimpz won Conjunto Album of the Year for A Otro Nivel, marking the group’s second consecutive victory in the category after winning for Showtime in 2025.
The ceremony, organized by the Texas Talent Musicians Association, was held at Texas Rodeo Saloon and brought together recording artists, musicians and fans to celebrate achievements in Tejano music.
For Hobbs, the award continued a career that began in 1983. Born and raised in Eagle Pass, he developed a musical style shaped by his bicultural upbringing along the Texas-Mexico border, combining traditional Tejano rhythms with contemporary instrumentation and pop influences.
His recordings included familiar songs such as Las Miradas, Amame y Bésame, Te Vas a Acordar and Por Favor Corazón, helping establish his voice on Tejano radio and in dance halls across the Southwest.
Hobbs established the independent AMMX Records label in Eagle Pass in 2001. He later signed with Freddie Records in 2022, and his album Sin Fin earned a Latin Grammy nomination in 2023 for Best Tejano Album. He followed with Soy Libre in 2025.
Da Krazy Pimpz’s latest award continued the group’s own record of recognition within the genre.
Founded by Eddie Jimenez in 2007, the band developed its identity through a blend of Tejano, conjunto and cumbia music, colorful stage attire and performances throughout the United States and Mexico.
Eddie is joined in the group by his brother Jaime and his son Eddie Jr., making the latest recognition a shared family accomplishment.
The band’s previous honors included Entertainer of the Year in 2018 and Conjunto Album of the Year in 2019. This year’s winning album, A Otro Nivel, reached the finals alongside Borracho y Perdido by Jonny Martinez y Grupo Bravo and Para Nuestra Gente by Los Estrellas de Oro.
The two Eagle Pass acts also shared a professional connection. According to the band’s official biography, Hobbs signed Eddie Jimenez to AMMX Records, while Hobbs and his son, Gary Lee Hobbs, helped guide and produce Da Krazy Pimpz during its early development.
Friday’s victories added to that shared history, honoring an established hometown performer and a family band whose music continued to carry Eagle Pass pride to audiences beyond the border.
