The homecoming mum phenomenon has taken over the internet in recent years. The trendy fake flower makes an appearance once a year, during football season in high schools — mainly those in Texas and ...

In the heart of Texas, a tradition blossomed, one that encompasses the essence of the Lone Star State, where everything is, indeed, bigger. What started as a simple token of affection from a teen boy ...

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.

Every detail tells a story—mums crafted with love and Texas pride by the Mum Queen. (Mum Queen) In Texas, homecoming isn’t just about football; it’s about mums. Each mum, a uniquely designed floral ...

It’s fall, it’s homecoming, and you’re in Texas. There’s only one word that comes to mind, and mum’s the word. “I grew up in Ft. Worth, and (homecoming mums) were a big deal – everybody wore them,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio area choir booster club is keeping the mum tradition affordable while raising money for students. Homecoming mums — ornate strings of ribbons, trinkets and glitter worn at ...

More than bells and bows Social media spotlights mum culture Look up “homecoming mums” on social media and you'll turn up quite a variety of posts. High school girls from one end of Texas to the other ...

While we’ve never doubted the familiar adage asserting that “everything is bigger in Texas,” it becomes strikingly clear when fall comes around and homecoming comes along with it—because Texas ...