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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 ...

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 ...

If you live in Texas, you know there's more to homecoming than football and alumni events. The homecoming mum has risen from its humble beginnings in the 1950s and '60s to become a statement-making ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 originally ...