HOUSTON – If you’re new to the Texas homecoming mum game or you just want to learn more this year, here are a few simple professional tips to make your DIY creation look more polished.

SURVEY: It's homecoming mum season in Texas ... Mumtastic also provides all the supplies for customers to design and make their own mum, Deaton said. “It's a family thing,” she said.

But Texans are known for making things bigger and better, as proved by the homecoming mum. The first reported sighting of a ...