Baiting in Texas is legal. I hunt several different places where we have feeders going with corn and some of the places feed year round. We also plant several fields of wheat for the cattle. Honestly, we see a lot more deer in the wheat fields than at the feeders, but they typically do stop at the feeders that are close to their travel routes to and from the fields and bedding areas. The feeder I hunt the most is one that is on a travel route between a wheat field and a bedding area. Sometimes you have to intercept the deer to get a chance at one of the big bucks that don't come into the fields until after dark. Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart.