I thought everyone should be aware of this. Thanks, Anna Houston Price Austin, TX 512-231-0640 -----Original Message----- From: James Hollas [mailto:jameshollas@austin.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 3:32 PM To: AnnaPrice@compaq.net Subject: Birth Records taken down from Web Dear AGS Members, Secretary Ginger Goetze passed this along for our members: Texas Birth Indexes. This page is temporarily unavailable. The Government Code permits indexes to be open records documents if the fact of adoption cannot be revealed. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has identified a possible case where the indexes may have assisted in the identification of an adoption. As part of the review process, we must evaluate the existing birth indexes to ensure compliance with the State law. Therefore, the indexes are temporarily unavailable until this review has been completed. It could be several months before the final review process is completed. Ginger PS -- The pages are still available on RootsWeb.com where all can be searched at once. -- james PPS -- Please note that my e-mail address has been changed to jameshollas@austin.rr.com