TEXAS HISTORY: Homecoming mums are a Texas tradition ... Elizabeth Conley is a senior staff photographer for the Houston Chronicle. She can be reached at [email protected].

HOUSTON — They're big. They're bright. They're extra and they are oh so Texas! The homecoming mum is a Lone Star State tradition that dates back decades. And since everything is bigger in Texas ...

Homecoming mums are said to have hit the scene in the ... Tara O’Donnell owns Tarariffic Mums in Houston, Texas, and makes an average of 60-80 mums each season. "After the chaos of the last ...

Homecoming season has arrived in Texas, and students are once again going all out for the traditional homecoming mums! Everything is bigger in Texas — including homecoming decorations and ...

Homecoming season in Texas brings festive decorations to cities, with students proudly wearing the iconic, oversized mums and garters. This cherished tradition has become a hallmark of Texas high ...

Homecoming season across Central Texas heralds colorful baubles ... but it’s not unheard of for $1,000 mums to sell in Dallas or Houston. In a rough estimate, Schultz guesses the economic ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The homecoming mum may not have originated in Texas, but the Lone Star State certainly made the tradition bigger. The first homecoming mum dates back to the University of ...

Everything has evolved." For Valudos, crafting these iconic Texas mums is more than a tradition — it's a cherished part of the homecoming experience that that embodies the essence of the Lone ...

It's not fall in Texas without its favorite tradition: Homecoming Mums. Getty Images/The Washington Post/Contributor Texas Homecoming Mums at Abilene High School's homecoming game in Abilene ...

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Just like everything we do in the Lone Star State, we go big for homecoming and all the traditions that come along with it – including homecoming mums. It's a classic ...

But it wouldn't be Texas homecoming without the star of the Lone Star show: the mum. For 50 years, the homecoming mum has been a hallmark tradition for Texans statewide, providing high school ...