Keli Rabon's two sons, Braden and Brock, were attending a summer camp when the devastating flash flooding in Texas struck.

Each region has a different taste in homecoming mums. According to Texas Highways, these are the most popular across the state. North Texas: Large, with standard school colors.

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 ...

At their root, homecoming mums may just be a big ol' metaphor for the oh-so-big reputation of Texas. At least that’s what one mum historian believes.

Homecoming mums: Origin of the Texas tradition. The tradition of homecoming mums originated in Missouri, which also hosted the first-ever homecoming football game in 1911, according to Texas Highways.

Apparently, homecoming mums are the word in Louisiana and Texas. If you or your child has ever gone to homecoming, you may have seen, or perhaps even received, a homecoming mum. Mums were ...

But Texans are known for making things bigger and better, as proved by the homecoming mum. The first reported sighting of a homecoming mum in Texas was in 1936 at a football game at Baylor University.

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.

A Texas-sized tradition. Mums have become a significant part of Texas high school culture, with students looking forward to wearing these intricate designs as part of their homecoming celebration.

GARLAND, Texas — “Mum” is the word at Garland’s newest exhibit celebrating a homecoming tradition born deep in the heart of Texas. The MUMENTOUS exhibit explores the 100-year tradition of ...

ALEDO, Texas — Homecoming mums are a Texas tradition almost 100 years old, said to be first photographed at Baylor University in 1936. Now, an Aledo mom is taking the tradition and tying it to a ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas (KTVT) — In Texas, homecoming isn’t just a celebration of school spirit — it’s a grand tradition, and no one embodies it better than Cecilia Valudos, the creative force ...