We've all heard that in Texas, high school sports are a religion. What 
is a religion without Spirit? This book takes a look at the Spirit behind 
the high schools of Texas—the Mascot that represents each school's 
"religion." We've discovered that Texans have everything from 
Bulldogs to Buttons and Panthers to Punchers to bolster team morale 
and liven the voice of the crowd. Laugh out loud as you peruse the 
origins of the zanier mascots, and feel that remembered surge of pride 
when you meet and read about the symbols we all grew up with.

    "Bulldogs and bulls, hornets and bumblebees, lions and panthers—
what a menagerie we have here! Nothing is more sacred to the Texas 
high school than its mascot: Mess with the mascot, and you are in 
trouble. This amazing book is the most comprehensive presentation of 
Texas mascots ever published, and it belongs on every bookshelf in 
this great state."—Ty Cashion, author of Pigskin Pulpit

    "We intend this book to serve as a fun and factual guide to the wide 
world of the Texas high school mascot and be a unique source of 
pleasure and pride for all those who have ever cheered on those 
Texas Eagles, Wildcats, Longhorns, Bulldogs, Mustangs and Hornets. 
Or even the Hippos, Gorillas, and Mighty Mites!"—from the 
Introduction, by Gary Wilkens

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SABRINA BARLOW, BETTY BURDETT, DAMIEN CAREY, URANIA 
FUNG, PATRICIA HEALY, TAMARA HILL, AMANDA HUFFER, 
KELLY ROWAN, CHRISTINA TONAN, and GARY WILKENS were all 
members of the ENG 533 Editing and Publishing course taught by 
Paul Ruffin at SHSU in the fall of 2004. All served as interns with The 
Texas Review and Texas Review Press.