In North Texas, very little says Friday in the fall like high school football. For the next few weeks, school colors will take center stage as thousands of students and alumni celebrate homecoming ...

“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 ...

The tradition of a homecoming mum is uniquely Texan. But it’s a large enough tradition to support an entire industry of small family businesses, some of which have been around for generations. On ...

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,” ...

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 ...

A true Texas homecoming isn't just about Friday night football and awkward cafeteria dances. Walk down the hall of almost any Texas high school at this time of year and you'll understand when you see ...

Amber Rogers, owner of ETX Mums, had a booth on Sept. 16 at the Bullard Bluebonnet Festival selling handmade homecoming mums. They say everything is bigger in Texas – that includes the Texas high ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - It's high school homecoming season and that means pep rallies, football games and -- in Texas -- homecoming mums. If you've ever caught yourself wondering what on Earth those ...

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 ...