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 ...

Mums are a Texas tradition that has greatly evolved in recent years. From 28-foot-long mums to Whataburger mums, Texans have done it all. ... Homecoming mums are a tradition for Texans.

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 ...

Festooned with ribbons, teddy bears, flowers real or faux, and, yes, cowbells, mums hang from students’ shoulders and sometimes around their necks on the day of homecoming — in classes, at pep ...

Rachel Rosenfeld, left, and Alex Abell, members of the Mustang Stampede dance group at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas, with their homecoming mums in the school gymnasium.

“More cowbell” takes on new meaning when it comes to homecoming season in Texas. In fact, everything is more when it comes to mums. The custom of wearing the extravagantly-adorned creations to ...

This story was first published on Oct. 28, 2017. We are bringing it back for homecoming season. I’m surrounded by feather boas and cowbells and teddy bears. Moms and daughters fuss over racks of ...

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

Lake Creek homecoming mums are seen before a District 10-5A (Div. II) high school football game at Montgomery ISD Stadium, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Montgomery. Jason Fochtman/Staff photographer.

The homecoming mum is a Lone Star State tradition that dates back decades. And since everything is bigger in Texas, the elaborate mums have blossomed into a multi-million dollar business.

Mums, short for chrysanthemums, are a long-held homecoming tradition that has grown bigger since the first one was seen at Baylor University in 1936, according to Texas Highways. Watch NBC 5 free ...

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 ...