I have thought they were a type of Hinoki Cypress, but I also had indications they were something else and never bothered to look further. They do well in this area unless you are plagued with grasshoppers. One of the few conifers I have seen that seems to attract them. They are easy to germinate from seeds and seem to grow to around 20-25' in central Texas.

Well, I now believe this is a Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)..

Well, Photo #2 is a close-up of Photo #1.
And the Hinoki Cypress is a dwarf tree with: Eventual Height and Width: 9′ X 5′

Whereas, Photo #1 is probably ~40' tall?!

So, no way that could be it?

Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) will grow to 35m (115') tall in Japan though I've never seen one in North America that is older than ~50 yrs or over 50' tall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaecyparis_obtusa

Here's a pic of its blue berries:

In the other thread, Resin id'd it as Platycladus...the young cones confirm it.

Just FYI, here's another few tall specimens of this Platycladus orientalis: