lol Texas.....that is the job that forced us to become concrete pumpers, and in the end it has been very rewarding.
The learning curve is steep and tough tho.

You being from Texas and all.. would have to use Kingsize blocks anyway :-)

tb: the footing blockout is to allow for hook-up to perimeter drainage.
BO's mostly want to see a sump pit vs daylight drains, even tho this was a perfect place for gravity drainage.
You might notice coiled white piping in another pic. Is 4 inch corrugated/perforated drain tile with a sock (filter cloth)
That pic is not a very good example,however.