If it weren’t for the d*mned HOA, I’d have a smokehouse, a root cellar and a chicken coop. I may still do that...they can put a lien on my house for all I care. I’m not moving anytime soon.
Our HOA is us and 3 dogs, laying hens and one “temporarily” happy pig. If SHTF I will definately be putting up a smoke house.
By the way GrandMa’s smoke house was made of adobe and doubled as a cool cellar. Not sure about adobe in East Texas, but I have garden soil that gets hard as brick so might work.