Texada was born in Louisiana to a reflexologist mother and an insurance agent father. She has been acting since she was young.

Texada's most recent appearance was as a guest star in an episode of Saving Grace. Before that, she was a guest star in two episodes of The Unit. She played Sgt. Maritza Cruz in the NBC Drama Third Watch. She also has appeared in movies such as Paulie (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Glitter (2001), Phone Booth (2003) Spartan (2004) and Everybody Hates Chris (2008). She also has a singing career, and her songs have been featured on shows such as Dawson's Creek. She also played at the Lilith Fair tour in 1998. She has lent her voice to TV's Static Shock as well as many television commercials. She has also done layouts for magazines. She also is featured on FHM.