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The Texanist: What Is the Weirdest High School Mascot in Texas?

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DATE POSTED:August 24, 2026
illustration of the texanist at a tailgate with mascotsDigital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. Q: Does anyone keep track of all of Texas’s high school mascots? What do you regard as the most unusual one? The Port Isabel Tarpons is one of my favorites. (I suspect some people don’t know a tarpon from a tarpaulin.)Mike Konczal, Plano (Home of the Plano West Wolves)A: The Texanist has long been intrigued by the many totemic emblems with which our institutions of knowledge purveyance have chosen to represent their student bodies on the various fields of battle, be they athletic, academic, or artistic. Indeed, Texas is home to one heck of a wild menagerie in this regard. The Texanist has himself been a…

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