I have contacted mic via email and if there is anyone else that I could contact by mail to protest, please let me know ASAP. thanks, beverly Jim Turner wrote: > The following message from Mic Barnette is quoted for your information: > > 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 > mic@barnettesbooks.com > > Thank You, > MIC > > Mic Barnette Writes a Weekly Genealogy Column In > The Houston Chronicle. Read it on the Web At Barnette's > Family Tree Book Company > http://barnettesbooks.com