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 ...

Bluebonnet season is in full bloom across Texas. In March, experts from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin declared this year’s bloom to be super because of how last year’s drought ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 not technically be spring yet, but West Texas is already buzzing with the first sighting of bluebonnet flowers in Big Bend National Park. “Blooms were first spotted in mid-February and are ...

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.

It's a sure sign of spring in Texas, Bluebonnets have started to spring up alongside highways in North Texas. An NBC 5 photojournalist captured video of the state flower along State Highway 360 near ...

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 ...

kanonsky / iStockphoto A 1942 ad welcoming everyone to the popular Bluebonnet Photo Fiesta from The Dallas Morning News archives. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives.