In my opinion the Tower Trainer is one of the best bargains out there for a trainer. If you go with the RTF (Ready To Fly) version you can get it for $279 with usually a $20 discount from Tower Hobbies. It will come with plane, engine, and radio and you can have the plane put together and ready to fly in about an hour. It'll take you longer to charge the batteries than it will to put the plane together.

As far as an instructor, where in Texas do you live??

Ken