I don't live in Texas, but I know it has different climates, as opposed to Mississippi.  How well would figs do in West Texas (El Paso), which has a desert climate, or in the Rio Grande Valley?  Is the Panhandle too cold?
 
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CKB

I can tell you that here in South-Central (San Antonio area) they do just fine. Minimal winter protection until a cpl years old. Contrary to popular belief, Brown Turkey and Alma are not the only figs growing down here. lol We have short, mild winters and long hot summers with a growing season which extends into mid-November. Hope this helps.

My wife's aunt has a few citrus trees growing in her front yard in El Paso...not always the happiest looking because of frosts, but they've been there for a long time. I mention this because citrus is also a subtropical plant like figs.

El Paso doesn't get as cold as Albuquerque [where I live], so I would say that fairly cold hearty varieties would do fine with some winter protection for the first few years. However I defer to more experienced growers on here. As Jose ["loslunasfarms", also in the Albuquerque area] said in another post  "The problem here in the SW for us is our desiccating cold winter winds" And indeed, wind is a factor in El Paso as well as Albuquerque.

cbalducc... I farmed in the Panhandle ,just north of Lubbock. When the "Blue Northers" blow in at below zero , I doubt if any fig would survive the winter.
  Of course, up there on the Staked Plains, the only trees were growing around the house and windmill.   Fred