monarch butterflies

A Guide to the State Symbols of Texas

November 9, 2022 | By John O. Lumpkin

Monarch Butterflies Are Under Threat—Here Are 6 Ways To Help

July 22, 2022 | By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano

Monarch Butterfly Season Arrives in Texas With Virtual and In-Person Events

September 28, 2020 | By Kristen O'Brien

Around this time every year, up to 500,000 monarch butterflies start arriving in Texas, migrating 1,600 miles from Canada and the northern United States down south to Mexico, fueling up on nectar from mistflower, lantana, and sunflowers along the way.

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

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