Grass looks fine considering the situation - at least from this distance. Lawns in Rockport look excellent at this point, but they never went dormant in the winter. Mine in Bandera is fully back, but I didn't get a hurricane. We did get 10 days of sub freezing weather and several other freezes down as low as 9 degrees. Yours should look considerably better week by week. Wash that compost down ASAP. It can smother the grass and/or cause a fungus to get started. Next time use an organic fertilizer to get your soil life back. The compost is fine when used very lightly, but it is still about 15 times more expensive than organic fertilizer. What is your normal watering schedule? How high/low do you mow? Whatever you do, don't bring in more soil. It's already flirting with being too high.

What is that black smudge at the base of the tree in the middle of the yard? Was it buried in mulch before?

Thanks dcall. Yes that was from the mulch volcano courtesy of the home builder. Right when I researched and learned about it, I removed it immediately;

Also the compost may look like its smothering the grass when in fact its not b/c there is no grass beneath it

I just applied organic fertilizer from MicroLife and once in February;

We've been getting good amounts of rain lately to help out with watering however I would only water in the mornings when on a schedule

That's the wrong way to water. Mornings is fine, but you make it sound like you water every morning. That's not good, especially in Houston. With the humidity there you really need to stretch it out. I live almost 200 miles inland and sometimes go for a month or more in the summer without watering at all. More on that below.

Good going with the organic fert. After that you did not need the compost. I wondered if I was looking at bare spots with compost or smothered grass with compost. Good to know, sort of, that the grass was not smothered. In the future the organic fertilizer is enough and much less expensive than compost.

Also good for you for unburying the tree. The root flare needs to see daylight.

Watering: Deep and infrequent is the mantra for watering. This is for all turf grass all over the place. Deep means 1 inch all at one time. Put some cat food or tuna cans around the yard, and time how long it takes your sprinkler(s) to fill all the cans. Memorize that time. That will be the time you water from now on. My hose, sprinkler and water pressure takes 8 full hours to fill the cans. Your time will likely be less. I like gentle watering. As for watering frequency, that depends on the daytime air temperature. With temps in the 90s, deep water once per week. With temps in the 80s, deep water once every 2 weeks. With temps in the 70s, deep water once every 3 weeks. With temps below 70, deep water once a month. Note that you have to keep up with quickly changing temps in the spring and fall. This deep and infrequent schedule works in Phoenix and in Vermont, so it should work for you. The reason for deep and infrequent is to grow deeper, more drought resistant roots and to allow the soil to dry completely at the surface for several days before watering again. If it rains, reset your calendar to account for the rainfall.

If you and Mother Nature can get the watering right and let the surface dry out, and you mow at the mower's highest setting, this lawn is going to look excellent by June.

Thanks for the advice dcall. Look forward to it