Donald,
Welcome back to the hobby! Most of us have had a similar journey.
I'm in the Alamo Squadron IPMS club in San Antonio. We meet every first Thursday of the month at Jordan Ford. For more details, please see our website. We'd love to have you join us. However, I realize that we are not that close to your location. There are also strong model clubs in Austin (ASMS) and Houston (IPMS-Houston) and they have similar websites. Also, on one of the recent Plastic Model Mojo modeling podcasts, someone in the College Station area was asking about starting a club there. I'm sorry that I don't have any more details or contact information on that lead.
Best Regards,
Dana Mathes