TX foster-to-adopt question

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IF lurker, starting to seriously think about adoption!

Here's the story: DH and I will be moving to TX in the near future (most likely), and we are military so we will be there for 4 years. We are interested in the foster-to-adopt program for an under 3 year old, or maybe under 5 year old max (yes, I know that most kids are older in the foster system).

We're going through IF testing and realize that the TTC journey may be long. It was always part of our plan to adopt after having kids, now we are starting to think we should maybe adopt first and focus on that child first, while letting "what happens happen" with our TTC journey.

Questions:

1) Is it realistic to request an under-5 year old? How long of a wait do you think that would be?

2) Are we eligible to foster-to-adopt if we are only there for 4 years? If we can, and the adoption hasn't gone through (if it even gets to that point, I know the goal of foster care is reunification) by the time we have to move again, can we continue to foster the child in another state? If we can't foster-to-adopt because of our time frame, should we look into private adoption, or do you recommend another avenue?

Thanks in advance, I'm just starting to gather information and see if it is going to be realistic to look into this, or if we are just getting our hopes up for nothing again. I'd rather know as much as possible before we move there so I'm prepared for any let-downs. I appreciate all advice, and I'm not scared of blunt answers so no worries!