“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 high ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- If you're looking for a simple homecoming mum, then you're out of luck. These days, there's no such thing. While some of the traditional ones include the flower as a center ...

We aren't kidding when we say that everything is bigger in Texas. That's especially true when it comes to a high school tradition known almost exclusively to the Lone Star State: homecoming mums. Mums ...

Homecoming season is here — and for many young people in parts of the South, that means homecoming mum season is here, too. Now, however, mums — which started off as simple corsages, essentially — ...

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, the ...

For four years, Ellie Meinershagen, a student at Frisco Reedy High School, has overseen a project that offers simple mums, with proceeds going to local charities. Here, she and her friends model silk ...

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, Texas.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Mum-making is a serious business in Texas. One Corpus Christi mother has her own small business where she makes sure every customer get a personized work of art to wear during ...

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 mums and how ...

A “mum” by definition is a noun meaning “a cultivated chrysanthemum,” which is a daisy-like flower with brightly colored ornamental flowers. It is also an adjective meaning “quiet.” But in Texas it's ...

Like bugs to a lantern, hundreds of San Benito Greyhounds fans were drawn to the lights of the Bobby Morrow football stadium on a warm Friday night in early October. For at least a mile out, cars were ...

Mum Queen Liz Cleaver showcases her beautifully crafted homecoming mums, while warning customers to be cautious of scams circulating during the season. (Mum Queen) As the popularity of homecoming mums ...