Bee Cave Bob also can sense the political climate depending on which side of the highway line he walks to, according to T. Boothe, a real estate agent who owns the property where the ceremony is held.

If Bee Cave Bob sees his shadow, we will experience a delayed departure of Old Man Winter. “Six more weeks of bad weather,” Fisher said. If he does not see his shadow, spring will arrive early.

Bee Cave Bob was born in — drumroll please — Bee Cave, a city declared the planet's official West Pole by the Texas Legislature in 2007. He lives at a ranch known as the West Pole, just along ...

In the spirit of friendly competition, the Texas armadillo, "Bee Cave Bob," is challenging Punxsutawney Phil to see which mascot has the most accurate weather forecast. During a cloudy Armadillo ...

BEE CAVE, Texas (KXAN) — You might have seen Punxsutawney Phil Wednesday morning predicting the future of our spring, but Texans are putting their trust in another icon: Bee Cave Bob, the armadillo.

Move over, Punxsutawney Phil. Bee Cave Bob, our beloved, shell-clad weather prognosticator, has spoken! Emerging from his burrow on Groundhog Day, this armadillo extraordinaire saw his shadow. But ...

Punxsutawney Phil and Bee Cave Bob have agreed on their predictions only five times since 2011, according to ...

If Bee Cave Bob walks out of his home and sees his shadow, we will experience six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, spring shall arrive early.

BEE CAVE — Texans don't need Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog in Pennsylvania, to predict whether or not there will be an early spring. An armadillo named Bee Cave Bob can do the trick, says Mike ...

Bee Cave Bob was born in — drumroll please — Bee Cave, a city declared the planet's official West Pole by the Texas Legislature in 2007. He lives at a ranch known as the West Pole, just along ...

Thankfully, Bob is "defiant and independent-minded," according to his handler. He predicted an early spring for Texans at the “Armadillo Day” event at the West Pole ranch in Bee Cave.

Bee Cave Bob (left) and Punxsutawney Phil are two of the many animal prognosticators who make predictions about the weather on Feb. 2. A groundhog in Punxsutawney has been making predictions since ...