Found this hunting in an old part of town.Looks victorian but don't know what it is.It has identical brass pieces that are back to back with remnants of wood fragments sandwiched inbetween.It is about 6" long.
I tend think it would not be too old given that it still has wood attached AND that it came out of the ground in your area of Texas. I have been wrong plenty of times though. GL on the ID!