AUSTIN — Texans never tire of their special rite of spring — spotting the first bluebonnets by the side of the road. But most probably don't know the furious battle that led to the sprightly ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There's nothing wrong with taking a little time to stop and smell the flowers, especially if it's our iconic state flower, the bluebonnet. "We're already having a good ...

Bluebonnets have been loved since man first trod the flower-strewn prairies of Texas. Indians wove fascinating folk tales around them. The early Spanish priests gathered the seeds and grew them around ...

Nothing says spring has sprung in Texas with a prettier flourish than fields full of bluebonnet blooms, and according to experts at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, this season will ...

The bluebonnets are blooming in Texas, and it looks like its going to be a good year. A prediction from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin is looking more prescient by the day. Recent ...

Jae S. Lee / Staff Photographer As it continues to warm up outside, we're leaving those winter blues behind and trading them for every Texan's favorite shade of blue, that of our state wildflower.

It may be a little early to be thinking about next spring, but the fall season is the perfect time to prepare for blooming bluebonnets. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the best ...

It's that time of year. The bluebonnets are in bloom, and if you can't get enough of the state flower, you'll want to take a drive 30 miles south of Dallas on Interstate 45 to Ellis County. Ennis, the ...

Many animals, including humans, are one sex, either male or female. Most flowering plants have both male and female reproductive structures, not only on the same plant, but often in the same flower.

Did a Texas A&M fan pull a prank that's could engulf the Texas campus in Austin, Texas? It's a question many are asking after maroon-colored bluebonnet flowers are popping up around the University of ...

It may be a little early to be thinking about next spring, but the fall season is the perfect time to prepare for blooming bluebonnets. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the best ...