*Another Texas based cattle scheme has come unraveled.  *A new and improved test for brucellosis could be developed here in Texas.  *Governor Greg Abbot appointed two new members to the Texas Animal Health Commission.   *The future of cotton in the Texas Panhandle is a big topic of conversation right now. *Texas rice farmers will have a new formulation of a rice herbicide available next year. *Cotton harvest and ginning is wrapping up on the Southern Plains.*Winter cow syndrome is something we see each winter in Texas.  *Texas deer breeders are using science to help limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease.