Hard to know what direction to point you in until we have some idea of your experience, background, resources and tolerance for frustration.

This resource, http://www.realestateiq.co/provides from the MLS data on off market deals, CMA, county data specifically to the Texas market.They charge monthly based on the geographic area you choose.

If that's your target property type it might be fine for you. 

I am just desperate to seek information from reliable resources like yourselves, and trying not to jeopardize my family’s future in the hopes of attaining a better one.

You're actually starting off on the right track by taking advantage of the free resources Bigger Pockets has available to its members. 

Hey me and my dad are wanting do this whole real estate thing we are about to go to than merrills real estate workshop for 3 days and I seen some.posts that said it would be better to find a pro what's the best way to look for a mentor in my area I live in riverside california and we really don't have the money to pay for than expensive course any advice on finding someone in my area or maybe some free resources  any info is greatly appreciated really 

Bigger Pockets is a great community and there is plenty of help and resources available to you.

My partner and I have had our cross-hairs on Houston ever since Harvey hit, and we're lining up our resources to open a small office and set up an operations team for a fix/flip & hold strategy to balance out the yield of our existing portfolio. 

City-data.com is a great resource. 

Here are a few resources worth checking out.