A simpler way to drastically improve the situation is to remove that one judge in TX through impeachment or other legal avenues (perhaps ending court shopping as an option).
But as a bootstrapped founder, I can't wait for legislative reform or impeachment proceedings to finish before I launch. I need a shield today.
Defensive publication is the only strategy that is entirely within my control (and budget) while we wait for the legal system to fix itself. It's definitely a patch, not a cure, but it's a patch that works for $0.
After a year in public, it becomes public work, so you couldn't obtain any legal protections for yourself later.
You know what is also $0, trade secrets