No idea what grows in Texas but if I found that here I’d say Fraxinus.

Ditto

Hmmm...thought it looked like vigorous Acer negundo growth after being cut down in the last 2 years?

First thought was the same as Smivies'. I don't see ash seedlings (there are oodles of them after the ash-crash) that are that green.

Maybe the dodder knows.

Box elder was my expectation even before I saw the closer views.

Gotta admit, the branch bark in the second picture is much too smooth and green for Fraxinus. The bud and branch scars look more like Acer negundo.

I’ll withdraw my suggestion gracefully. I never get to see A negundo saplings so didn’t think of that.

I won't withdraw my 'Like' floral, you're a lot of help around here and know things that most of us wouldn't have a clue about. :^)

that is weird one,

somehow I think it is not right for Acer negundo. Are they ever that green? when I trained as landscaper there were lots of Acer negundo seedlings/ sapling coming up on neglected properties before the construction work started.

Still, I think it looks very much Acer-ish, the buds/leaves are decussate/ opposite to each other.

and the branching pattern/ habits reminds me of young Acer platanoides

no idea about US-species though

Damn, Smivies might be dead on! According to archived Street Views from Google Maps...this area was originally a forest that got clearcut with heavy machinery sometime between 2016 and 2018. So, it is very possibly a resprout from a Box Elder (Acer negundo) that had gotten cut down.

On a sidenote, it's also sad because I suspect there used to be a beaver dam there too...that probably got cleared out as well. I know this because I also found an old tree chewed down by a beaver there...and there were apparently a lot of beaver sightings recorded near there back in 2012.

So, there was probably a healthy beaver fam there in 2012. Then sometime between 2016-2018, the city may have destroyed their dam and now they may be all gone now... :(