Welcome to Tyler, Rose Capital of America, in the heart of East Texas in the Lone Star State, and the location of the Tyler Rose Garden, the nation's largest municipal rose garden.

It's almost July, and temperatures have hovered near 100 degrees for days...it's summer! Which means it's time for picking peaches and blueberries. Earlier in June was the highly successful annual Tyler Area Builders Association (TABA) Parade of Homes.

Growth continues in the Tyler metro area, from the Old Jacksonville corridor to West Tyler and down US69 south. There is exciting news in upscale residential housing developments, with custom builders such as Kevin Humphrey Homes constructing new homes in Cook's Ranch, Graemont, Lake Tyler, Lake Palestine and other vibrant South Tyler residential communities.

If you're looking for a good place to take the children this summer, visit the Brookshire's Museum and Country Store or the Discovery Science Place.