Stay as back up for your cousins, if their shot placement is off a little bit a boar will come after you. Don't use anything under a .44 magnum within 50 yards I bounced a 300 grain solid point off a 350lb hogs head. The follow up hit him directly under the eye dropping him, I later found the bullet on the inside of his shoulder. Were rubber gloves when you field dress it DO NOT let the blood get on you, hogs carry a nasty batch of cooties. Get it on ice as quick as you can. I only stalk hunt so I don't know how your set up is going to be, if your using your own dogs make sure they have a chest piece on. I only hunt Central California and I hear that Texas hogs are smaller, are you going after Javelina? Anyway hope some of that helps if any of it remedial sorry.