Covering the Limelight in ATX

The 4th annual Mack, Jack, and McConaughey Gala took place on April 14, 2016, at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. The Mack, Jack, and McConaughey Foundation is the joint fundraising effort by Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, ACM Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram and ESPN analyst and University of Texas coaching legend Mack Brown. The MJ&M two-day event included the Gala dinner, auction, and concert, a golf tournament, a star-studded concert featuring Jack Ingram and several of his music industry cohorts and a fashion show hosted by the wives Mack Jack and McConaughey, Sally Brown, Amy Ingram, and Camilia Alves. Sally and Mack Brown, Amy and Jack Ingram, and Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey  Each year celebrities and citizens interested in helping several children's causes in Austin and around the world come together to raise money and awareness for special causes. This years charities included Cure Duchenne, Dell Children...

On April 24, 2014, the Mack, Jack and McConaughey Fundation kicked off their second annual fundraising event at Austin's ACL-Live at the Moody Theater with a star-studded lineup of friends. Matthew McConaughey, Mack Brown, and Jack Ingram pose on the red carpet  MJandM was founded by former University of Texas coach Mack Brown and his wife Sally, country music recording artist Jack Ingram and his wife Amy, and Academy Award winning actor and native Texan Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila. Matthew and Camila McConaughey, Mack and Sally Brown, and Jack and Amy Ingram pose on the red carpet before the gala The foundation supports several organizations whose goals are to empower kids. On this night, friends from the world of television, film, sports, and music all stopped by to show their support this worthwhile cause. Accompanying Matthew and Camila McConaughey to the gala this year were  Matthews mother, Kay, and two of their children, Levi and...

Recently, several big-name celebrities joined forces in Austin, Texas for two days of star-studded fun, all in the name of helping kids in need.  Mack and Sally Brown, Amy and Jack Ingram, Camila and Matthew McConaughey  University of Texas head football coach Mack Brown and is wife Sally, country singer Jack Ingram and his wife Amy, and actor Matthew McConaughey and his model/designer wife Camila Alves McConaughey created MJ&M: Empowering Kids as a way to "impact the lives of kids by supporting programs dedicated to empowering underserved children."  Matthew and Camila McConaughey  Each year the group plans to support different organizations working to empower kids around the world. This years benefactors included The Rise School of Austin, just keep living Foundation, HeartGift, CureDuchenne, and Grounded in Music. Through two days of fun events, children throughout Texas, California, Louisiana, and more than 23 countries around the wor...

The State of Texas is known all across the globe as a very special place. The mere mention of its name conjures up thoughts of independence, strength, pride, and accomplishments. "Remember The Alamo," "Houston, the Eagle has landed," and "Don’t Mess With Texas" are words that have been heard around the world. With a strong history, diverse ethnic population, and fierce belief in our own abilities, Texas is one of a kind. The Lone Star Flag One factor that makes Texas unique is our heritage. The flags of six different nations have flown over our state, including the Lone Star Flag, which not only represents the 28th state of the United States, but also the Republic of Texas. Yes, we were our own nation. Texas’ rich heritage is impacted by the diverse cultures of the many people who have called her home. Everywhere you go you see the impact of the pioneers of old from Germany, France, Spain, Mexico, as well as every state in the Union. And yet with...