I found my granddaughter by comparing the original published Birth Index to the Online Birth Index. It took a little time and energy but it happened. Actually, I was probably one of the very first to do so. I do know that Edna Gladney was not happy and they do have a lot of clout! ----- Original Message ----- From: Anna Price <annaprice@compaq.net> To: <TXWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 3:46 PM Subject: [TXWILLIA] FW: Birth Records taken down from Web > 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 > >