We aint got no bears down here in Texas! :-)
Actually, bears have been returning to both the forests of east Texas and the mountains over in Big Bend. A friend even claims he saw one near Spring/The Woodlands but I'm pretty sure it was just a feral hog.
-Blast
Blast your friend; does he drink a lot? Bears in the Woodlands! Thats funny!
Back in the early 1970's my grandfather said he saw a small bear in a rural area on Lake Livingston. Thats only a stones throw from The Woodlands; so I guess its possible.
Yes those feral hogs are pretty aggressive. I have family near where Blast is decribing and they are a problem.