Suz, I'm not from Texas (but I am from Louisiana), and I know that there are a lot of homeschoolers in Texas. Most of the ones I know are in Houston, but there are others all over. The first thing that I would do would be to look online for some other parents. You can find those who have children the same age as yours and who have the same philosophy as you. That will make it easier for you to make friends who will be available to you at hours that work for you.
And you can still have friends who don't homeschool. They might be more accessible to you during "homeschooling hours"--whatever those are.
It can be isolating to homeschool, but it doesn't have to be. You don't need to stay home, even if most of the homeschoolers that you know are. If you get out to the park and such during the week, you'll be seeing other parents who don't adhere to the "stay home from 7:30 to 3" school.
And you can still have friends who don't homeschool. They might be more accessible to you during "homeschooling hours"--whatever those are.
It can be isolating to homeschool, but it doesn't have to be. You don't need to stay home, even if most of the homeschoolers that you know are. If you get out to the park and such during the week, you'll be seeing other parents who don't adhere to the "stay home from 7:30 to 3" school.