The create texture method you describe is true in VW 9.1. However, as I mentioned, in VW Arch 9.5, the Resource palette doesn't have any buttons at all. There is no "New" "Find" or any other command in the palette.
My present solution is to open my file in 9.1, create the texture, close it and reopen it in 9.5. Has Nemenchek issued any comment on this new palette configuration and the way to use it?
Perhaps I should simply remove 9.5 and stick with the older program.