I visited these sites today, they're pretty good for relatively recent events. TEXAS BIRTHS http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/birth/summary/search.cgi after 1949 http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/birth/general/search.cgi 1926-1949 TEXAS DEATHS http://userdb.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi 1964-1998 -- Gina Gale - researching ARMSTRONG BRAZZIL DISNEY FORREY HEFFERNAN HOLDER MCKINNON MELLEN MILLS O'NEAL PUCKETT RICKERT SENN SHEPHERD SPARKS WILLS and related lines. My genealogy site: http://members.xoom.com/ggah/ My GenLists: http://www.angelfire.com/journal/genlists/index.html My personal site: http://members.xoom.com/lovedarlin/ My dog site: http://members.xoom.com/mannananm/ Never underestimate the power of a dog's love.