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You've gotten suggestions here. Plenty would be fine; pick one. Mulling and grousing over it won't make it any clearer. Find out by testing the waters. You can't acquire knowledge of what will work for you on a forum. You have to just live your life. Trip report?

P.S.: I think the bartender idea is a particularly good one, as is any that involves money under the table. The money these guys can make more or less tax free in a few hours is pretty depraved. And you say you're good with people, so .... And it's not like you have to really sell booze anyway. It sells itself. Being a character isn't necessarily a deficit in that job, either. I don't know what the heck I would do in Texas besides drink, anyway.