T+L highlights a spring road trip from Austin to Huston along U.S. Route 290 with stunning views of the iconic blooms in ...

Desert marigold, Texas bluebells, and Big Bend bluebonnets, a taller cousin of the state flower, cover the desert floor in early spring. Cacti such as claret cup cactus add splashes of red to the ...

The official Texas state flower is the bluebonnet—not the yellow rose, as is often believed. The flower was chosen by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in 1901 as a means of ...