I grew up there. We had lovely gardenias outside. Elephant ears, caladiums do well. Oleander. You can try oranges, avocados and grapefruits if you are willing to tent them during a freeze and apply gentle heat. St. Augustine grass of course.

Houz did a good job of repeatedly discouraging anybody who might still be posting, but still a few around, obviously! I am Linda and used to attend the swaps in San Antonio, now there just aren't any swaps there. Tried to post to this last year, but couldn't do it. If you're still checking in, good luck in Corpus. Never lived there, but used to visit.