This profile is part of our 2018 Power Issue. For more of 2018’s most powerful Texans, click here. Scarcely four minutes into Beyoncé’s self-titled 2013 “visual album,” decades-old archival footage shows the young diva-to-be, fresh from winning a singing contest, tilting her head up toward the mic towering over her. “I would like to thank the judges for picking me; my parents, who I love; I love you, Houston,” she concludes, putting a tiny hand to her mouth and blowing a kiss to the crowd.Over three decades later, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is arguably the biggest pop star in the world, and she’s still blowing kisses to her hometown and her home state—her songs are peppered with references to both. In case there was any doubt, she…The post The Power Issue: Beyoncé, Solange, Travis Scott & Khalid Are Telling the World That Texas Isn’t What People Think It Is appeared first on Texas Monthly.