Jeux, I have hunted East Texas all of my hunting life. I have found that the East Tex rut usually gets hot about the last week of October, and runs into the first or second week of November. The rut on average, will probably be within one week of this time frame, one way or the other!
I was on our lease (between Chester and Woodville) during the second week of October, and I did not see any scrapes where I normally see them. I'm not going to get to hunt openning weekend, but I'll be there Monday afternoon! Good Luck!