a good texas brisket is going to take hours and hours to cook in a grill. if you rush it, it's going to be tough.

you need to add salt to your rub. if you don't, you won't get a crust and your meat will be dry. imo...it's what we do here.

do you plan on serving it sliced or pulled?

<-----monkey from texas who has cooked many a brisket.