I live near Houston too. But the problem is even if you defend yourself lawfully, well what are going to do when the jury is stacked with section 8’s and gangsta moms? (Which is extremely likely given Houston’s demographics and political leanings.)
It seems like a no win.
If it's a rightous shoot, it generally never gets the petite jury, the grand jury generally returns a "no bill". But even if it does get to the petite jury (trial jury) in a criminal trial, Texas juries, even in Houston and Dallas-Ft.Worth have not shown much sympathy for the thugs. After all, the thugs terrorize the people in their own neighborhoods even more than those in nearby neighborhoods.