Fortunately, Conroe is almost the same exact climate as Mobile and we see the same vegataion as we were accustomed to. Our big change came from having full hot sun to our current full shade. We now have only three sunny spots, each about the size of a small car, out of a 2/3 acre lot.
I should think you’d be grateful for a little shade in Conroe. It took almost 10 years for me to get trees and shrubs high enough so that I could open my drapes in the living room in Missouri City (Ft. Bend Co.). My piano still bears the craze marks that developed before I got the drapes up when we first moved in.
I know you want more sunshine for growing veggies, but it is so HOT in TX.