Despite being a veteran mum maker, Barrow is not a native Texan. She moved to the state when she was in high school. At the time, Texas homecoming was a “culture shock (which she) embraced ...

Smitherman has made mums for about 20 years alongside her University of Texas job. When homecoming season is over, Smitherman spends time building up her inventory, preparing for next year and ...

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 ...

ABILENE, Texas — Mums have been a popular Texas tradition for celebrating homecoming since the early 1900s. However, the chrysanthemum accessory didn't begin in the Lone Star State. Although ...

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 ...

The tradition of homecoming mums originated in Missouri, which also hosted the first-ever homecoming football game in 1911, according to Texas Highways. But Texans are known for making things ...

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 ...

GRAPEVINE --It's the most iconic Texas homecoming tradition, and no one knows it better than one Grapevine woman who has been designing mums for over 30 years. Cecilia Valudos, the owner of Regal ...

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 ...