*The Texas cotton harvest is nearing the half-way point.   *The Texas quail season is here.   *A train derailment on the southern border is holding up agricultural shipments to Mexico. *Feedyards in the Texas High Plains are producing heavier cattle.   *The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is expressing concerns with tax provisions that expire next year.   *Halloween is next week, so how does the Texas pumpkin crop look this year?   *Extreme South Texas is hoping for cooler temperatures and some rain.   *Telemedicine use in veterinary medicine is a bad idea.