Question
Would you recommend planting a yellow buckeye tree in Houston, Texas? Thank you.

Answer
Yes it should not be a problem  There are several buckeyes growing in Texas. Here is a link to those and a discritpion .
Yellow buckeye---http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/aesculuspaviavarflavescens.htm

Texas Buckeye or White buckeye
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/aesculusglabra.htm