*Two Texans were honored at the recent National Cotton Council annual meeting in Orlando.   *Texas A&M broke ground on a new facility dedicated to veterinary research and outreach in the Rio Grande Valley.   *Texas corn farmers will soon have another herbicide to fight resistant weeds.  *Male sterile sorghum is becoming more popular in the Texas High Plains.  *We’re moving closer to a vaccine for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.  *Stock shows across Texas depend on thousands of volunteers.  *Good rainfall and high cattle prices are making for a good winter in East Texas.  *There is a concern about nutrition in spring calving beef cows.