The first one appears to be a tropical Hibiscus which usually is kept inside except of course you being in Texas where it's warm it probably can survive outside. The second looks like it may be a hardy hibiscus, which can be planted in a sunny spot outside and comes back each yr.

I just talked to my father-in-law and he was telling me about using a nail to make the flowers turn blue and the big balls of blooms so apparently it is a hydrangea not a hibiscus.

Maybe.

We may still be surprised when it blooms ;-)

First one looks like a tropical hibiscus. Second one indeed looks like hydrangea.

(scrathes head) the second one reminds me of a Lantana camara.Its flowers change color when they age...or it could be a hydrangea! :-D