[1][2] Local newspapers took to calling them the "Cotton Bugs," a nickname coined by the Galveston Daily News.
[3] The team finished with a record of 71-59 in its debut season in 1905, behind the Fort Worth Panthers by just a half game for second place in the league.
[2][3][4] With the Texas League struggling financially, it decided in mid-season to drop the Boll Weevils.
The Temple Baseball Association, having only recently spent $3,000 to buy the team, filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against the league.
Due in part to poor performance and lacking fan support, 1907 would be their final season.