"10 months of summer and two months to get ready for the next one" (depending where in Texas you came from),
Welcome! My first thought was "Boy is he going to be rudely awakened the first time it drops to -10 with 2 feet of snow on the ground!" I know I was having come up here from the province of north Texas (Oklahoma)!
OP: What part of Texas are you from?
A word of warning though, this forum is a BAD influence!! When I joined I was looking for info on restoring grandads old shotgun. Several AKs, ARs, M1s, HD shotguns and pistols later I still haven't restord that old shotgun!
And man, I just did some reading on the 2 TX gun related items that BoR posted (30.06 signs and no 51% concern), and agree, very nice that IN does not have similar.
Welcome! I lived in Round Rock, TX for 3 years and loved all the shooting opportunities and great weather.