In a message dated 5/3/99 6:02:28 AM Central Daylight Time, DearMYRTLE writes: << http://www.geocities.com/Bourbon/Delta/7552 >> ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: Texas Records Might Be Closed - HELP! Date: Monday, May 3, 1999 12:02:28 PM From: DearMYRTLE cc: [email protected] Sent on: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 4 Texas Records Might Be Closed From: "Mic Barnette" [email protected] PLEASE PASS THE WORD: A Hearing on House Bill 836 is scheduled for 7 AM Wednesday May 5, 1999 HB 836 Will close Birth and Death INDEXES in Texas for 50 and 25 years, respectively. For more information, go to http://barnettesbooks.com or http://www.geocities.com/Bourbon/Delta/7552 Read the Bill and find out how to contact the Health Services Committee members. As genealogists, we can make a difference! --Please contact one, or, all committee members, plus your own state senator. -- If you can attend the committee hearing, please let us know of your plans. Please send a copy of your correspondence to Mic Barnette at [email protected] Thank You, MIC Mic Barnette's Writes a Weekly Genealogy Column In The Houston Chronicle. Read it on the Web At Barnette's Family Tree Book Company http://barnettesbooks.com DearMIC, Please add my plea to those of others. These public records must continue to be available to researchers! At the very least, as we face medical challenges, we need the ability to freely trace our ancestry to uncover potentially threatening inheritable health risks. I've posted your plea for assistance in an extra column today. Myrt, DearMYRTLE, Daily Genealogy Columnist America Online Keyword: roots or myrtle http://members.aol.com/dearmyrtle/index.htm