Texas State’s civil engineering program is new, so it if seeks ABET accreditation, it will not get it for several years because some students need to graduate in the program first (though new programs which get ABET accreditation typically get it retroactive to the first graduating students). You may want to ask directly about its timeline for ABET accreditation (which is important for civil engineering).
https://news.txstate.edu/inside-txst/2019/civil-engineering.html
Texas State’s ABET accredited programs are listed here:
http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=930&ProgramIDs=
Public schools in Texas with ABET accredited civil engineering:
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, US
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, US
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX, US
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, US
Texas A&M University - Kingsville (Formerly Texas A&I University), Kingsville, TX, US
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, US
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, US
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville & Texas Southmost College and The University of Texas - Pan American), Edinburg, TX, US
University of Houston (Formerly University of Houston, College of Technology), Houston, TX, US
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, US
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, US
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, US
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, US
West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, US
Which area(s) do you and your husband prefer? (Note: if you prefer Houston, you may want to consider Prairie View A&M as a backup option to University of Houston, since it is relatively nearby, has civil engineering, and is not hard to get into.)