This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kNB.2ACI/1563.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I wouldn't give up hope. Try calling the County Clerks office. The courthouse is in Houston. Houston is not a very big town and I'm sure that someone in the clerks office would be happy to tell you if they indeed have it. I would hope they sent it on to the state but you never know!