I live in Texas too, and the winds lately totally suck. I avoid it as much as I can as well, I am a very small person who doesn't weigh much, so I get blown around a lot.
However, the wind does make you stronger eventually, and as everyone else said, just think positive things while riding.
I used to say to myself when riding, how much the winds sucks, why me?, but I changed my attitude and now say "the wind is my friend, the wind will not beat me, I will win, I will be stronger". I know I might seem crazy but it works for me. You should try it too! Think of how much stronger you will be and when there is no wind, how you will pass people around you because you have trained with your best friend "the wind".