With the start of the school year comes the return of extravagant homecoming decorations and traditions. But one North Texas mom decided to shake things up by starting a new trend: homecoming mums — ...

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 ...

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 bigger ...

They say everything is bigger in Texas – that includes the Texas high school tradition of the homecoming mum. Mums, short for chrysanthemums, are a long-standing homecoming tradition that have grown ...

Whether they spent a few hundred dollars or more than $1,000 on this year's homecoming festivities, Houston-area students and parents say it was well worth the cost for priceless memories made — ...