The Texas Public Recordhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.orgRights. Accountability. Awareness.Waco Has an Ice Age Nursery, Preserved in Fossilshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/waco-mammoth-ice-age-nursery/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/waco-mammoth-ice-age-nursery/Waco Mammoth National Monument preserves evidence of a Columbian mammoth nursery herd, while ongoing research revises the story of how fossils were deposited.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing Child: Beaumont Teen Brookelynn Kelise Murphy Reported Missing Since October 4https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/brookelynn-kelise-murphy/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/brookelynn-kelise-murphy/The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists the 14-year-old in its missing-child records. Authorities are seeking information that could help locate her.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Drilling Permits Rise 29% as Oil and Gas Completion Reports Fall Nearly 27% From Last Yearhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/texas-drilling-permits-september-2026/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/texas-drilling-permits-september-2026/Railroad Commission records show more drilling permits issued in September 2026, even as the number of oil and gas completion reports processed by state regulators remained substantially below September 2025 levels.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Grand Prairie: Authorities Seek Information About 16-Year-Old Ja’Miya Siskhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jamiya-sisk/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jamiya-sisk/Ja’Miya Sisk has been missing since September 12, 2026, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTOLD TEXAS: Before It Was Seguin, It Was Walnut Springshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/old-texas-seguin-walnut-springs/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/old-texas-seguin-walnut-springs/A Texas town named for a revolutionary, a nineteenth-century concrete legacy, the workers who built it and a giant pecan that became a local landmark.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Removes Geographic Funding Formula for Transit Grants Serving Older Adults and People With Disabilitieshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/section-5310-transit-grant-formula-removed/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/section-5310-transit-grant-formula-removed/TxDOT says competitive awards will make better use of federal transportation money. Earlier application instructions show projects were already scored and ranked. The significant change is removal of a formula that helped determine how funding was distributed across Texas.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing in Houston: 17-Year-Old Jami King Has Been Missing Since September 5https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jami-king/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jami-king/More than a month after Jami King went missing from Houston, the public is being asked to help bring information to investigators. The official case record identifies the investigating agency but does not explain the circumstances of the disappearance.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Court Orders $1.52 Million in Penalties Against Rubinsky Roofing; Consumer Repayment Remains Unverifiedhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/rubinsky-roofing-default-judgment-consumer-restitution/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/rubinsky-roofing-default-judgment-consumer-restitution/A Collin County default judgment finds 27 consumer-protection violations, orders an initial $500,626.64 restitution deposit and restricts specified roofing practices. Whether affected homeowners have received money remains unknown.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTYou Can Find an Ancient Sea Reef High Above the West Texas Deserthttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/guadalupe-mountains-ancient-sea-reef/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/guadalupe-mountains-ancient-sea-reef/The Guadalupe Mountains preserve the Capitan Reef, built in an ancient Permian sea and later exposed by uplift and erosion.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Railroad Commission Assesses $1.24 Million in Enforcement Penalties Against Regulated Operatorshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/texas-railroad-commission-october-2026-enforcement-penalties/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/texas-railroad-commission-october-2026-enforcement-penalties/The October 6 assessments total $1,245,802. Penalties assessed do not necessarily equal payments collected or completed corrective work.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing in Texas: Search Continues for 16-Year-Old Jazlyn Rosalie Romanhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jazlyn-rosalie-roman/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jazlyn-rosalie-roman/Jazlyn Rosalie Roman, 16, has been missing from Houston since September 20, 2026. Report information to Harris County Sheriff’s Office or NCMEC.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Has Its Own Bill of Rights. Here Is What Article I Protects.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-constitution-article-i-bill-of-rights/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-constitution-article-i-bill-of-rights/The Texas Constitution protects expression, religious liberty, criminal-procedure rights and property while placing limits on government power.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Houston: Help Keep Madison McIntire Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/madison-mcintire/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/madison-mcintire/Madison McIntire, 15, has been missing from Houston since September 27, 2026. Report information to Houston Police Department or NCMEC.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTDo Texans Have to Stay 25 Feet From Police? What the “Halo Law” Claim Leaves Out.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/recording-police-halo-law/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/recording-police-halo-law/Texas law does not supply a blanket 25-foot recording distance. The interference statute, Fifth Circuit precedent and TCOLE guidance distinguish recording from obstruction.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Once Replaced Its Official State Dinosaurhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-state-dinosaur-replacement/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-state-dinosaur-replacement/In 2009, Texas replaced Pleurocoelus with Paluxysaurus jonesi after research changed the identification.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas AG Investigates Hanes, Fruit of the Loom Over Potential Chemicals in Children’s Undergarmentshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/hanes-fruit-of-the-loom-investigation/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/hanes-fruit-of-the-loom-investigation/Texas issued civil investigative demands to Hanes and Fruit of the Loom. No product-specific test results or findings of unlawful conduct have been announced.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Selects Four School Districts for Spending Reviews; No Findings Have Been Issuedhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/school-district-spending-reviews/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/school-district-spending-reviews/Austin, Barbers Hill, El Paso and Prosper ISDs were selected for state spending reviews. A final report is expected December 31; selection is not a finding of wrongdoing.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Pasadena: Help Keep Ivan Guzman Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/ivan-guzman/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/ivan-guzman/Ivan Guzman, 12, was last seen September 26, 2026, in Pasadena, Texas. Report information to Pasadena Police Department or NCMEC.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe Waivers Stopped at the Courthouse: A Federal Judge Freezes Big Bend Border Constructionhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/big-bend-border-construction-injunction/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/big-bend-border-construction-injunction/Judge Kathleen Cardone’s preliminary injunction stays three federal waivers and requires compliance with applicable laws for covered work throughout the Big Bend Sector.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Buda: Help Keep Abril America Cereceres-Chacon Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/abril-america-cereceres-chacon/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/abril-america-cereceres-chacon/Abril, 16, was last seen July 26, 2026, in Buda, Texas. Report information to Hays County Sheriff’s Office or NCMEC.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTYou May Record a Texas Government Body’s Open Meeting.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/recording-open-meetings/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/recording-open-meetings/Texas Government Code §551.023 protects recording by people attending open meetings, subject to reasonable rules that cannot prevent or unreasonably impair that right.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA New Screwworm Case Moved the Quarantine Line in West Texashttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/screwworm-quarantine-brewster-pecos/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/screwworm-quarantine-brewster-pecos/An October 3 TAHC order revised Zone 13.C in portions of Brewster and Pecos counties after a canine detection. What animal owners need to know about movement requirements.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Richmond: Help Keep Hermi Romero Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/hermi-romero/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/hermi-romero/The 17-year-old was last seen September 28. The official missing-child poster remains available through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA VA Disability Rating Does Not Automatically Erase a Texas Property-Tax Bill. Here Is What the Law Actually Provides.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-veterans/disabled-veteran-property-tax-exemptions/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-veterans/disabled-veteran-property-tax-exemptions/The differences between partial disabled-veteran exemptions, total homestead exemptions, surviving-spouse eligibility and application deadlines.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Liberty: Help Keep Jayda Renee Brown Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jayda-renee-brown/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jayda-renee-brown/The 17-year-old was last seen September 24. Her official missing-child poster remains available through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Houston: Help Keep Yanira Lopez Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/yanira-lopez/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/yanira-lopez/Yanira Lopez, 17, has been missing since July 15. Authorities are seeking information that could help locate her.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe First Amendment Does Not Require You to Agree. It Requires Government to Respect Your Freedoms.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/first-amendment-freedoms/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/first-amendment-freedoms/Religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly and petition: what the First Amendment protects, how it applies in Texas and why government action matters.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Governor Record: Abortion, Medical Exceptions & Who Controls the Lawhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-abortion-medical-exceptions/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-abortion-medical-exceptions/Texas prohibits nearly all abortions but retains defined medical exceptions. Abbott signed legislation clarifying those exceptions while maintaining restrictions on abortion assistance and abortion-inducing drugs. Hinojosa wants reproductive rights restored. Dixon distinguishes his personal opposition to abortion from the use of government power.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTIn Texas, You Can Generally Record a Conversation You’re Part Of. That Doesn’t Mean You Can Record Everyone Else.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/recording-conversations-one-party-consent/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/recording-conversations-one-party-consent/Texas’s one-party-consent framework has limits. Participation, prior consent, disclosure, workplace restrictions and interstate calls raise different legal questions.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTMissing From Amarillo: Help Keep Jocelyn Gabriela Villar Visiblehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jocelyn-gabriela-villar/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jocelyn-gabriela-villar/The 16-year-old was last seen September 4. Her official missing-child poster remains available through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Has an Official State Shell. And It’s Left-Handed.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/lightning-whelk-state-shell/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/lightning-whelk-state-shell/Texas designated the lightning whelk as its official state shell in 1987. Its unusual spiral opens on the left.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSeven-Year-Old Yousef Adas Remains Missing From Texashttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/yousef-adas/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/yousef-adas/National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says the Dallas child may be with his father. Authorities are asking the public for information.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Is Open Range—Until a Local Vote or Highway Changes the Rulehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/open-range-stock-laws-highways/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/open-range-stock-laws-highways/A livestock owner’s responsibilities can depend on an election held generations ago, the animal involved and the road beside the property. Texans may need to examine their own county’s records to determine which restrictions apply.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Governor Record: Border Security, Operation Lone Star & the Limits of State Powerhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-border-security-operation-lone-star/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-border-security-operation-lone-star/Texas reports more than $10 billion in border-security spending. The federal government has approved approximately $7.5 billion in reimbursement, but the Comptroller said the money had not reached the state treasury as of September 21. The governor’s race raises questions about enforcement priorities, public spending and the boundaries of state authority.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Missing Child Awareness — Michaela Grace Bouillonhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/michaela-grace-bouillon/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/michaela-grace-bouillon/Michaela Grace Bouillon was last seen in Corpus Christi on September 9, 2025. She is now 16, and NCMEC continues to seek information that could help locate her.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFederal Jury Convicts Texas Clinic Owner in $26 Million TRICARE Fraud Casehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-veterans/texas-clinic-owner-tricare-fraud-conviction/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-veterans/texas-clinic-owner-tricare-fraud-conviction/A federal jury convicted Frisco clinic owner Kevin D. Curry on nine counts, according to the Justice Department. Sentencing, restitution, forfeiture and final court-adopted financial findings remain pending or unconfirmed.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Has an Official Cooking Implement. And It’s Cast Iron.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/official-cooking-implement-dutch-oven/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/official-cooking-implement-dutch-oven/In 2005, Texas designated the cast-iron Dutch oven as its official State Cooking Implement through Senate Concurrent Resolution 9.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Requires Child-Abuse Reports. A Supreme Court Justice Identifies a Gap in Workplace Retaliation Protections.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/child-abuse-reporting-retaliation-gap/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/child-abuse-reporting-retaliation-gap/Texas requires people with reasonable cause to report suspected child abuse, but Family Code §261.110 protects a narrower class of employees. Justice Lehrmann urged lawmakers to consider the gap.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Supreme Court: A Foreign Divorce Obtained Without Adequate Notice Cannot Block a Harris County Property Casehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/foreign-divorce-notice-harris-county-property/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/foreign-divorce-notice-harris-county-property/The court reversed recognition of a Pakistani divorce because notice was constitutionally inadequate. The ruling is case-specific and awards neither party any property.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Counties Receive More Than 178,000 Delayed Voter-Registration Records. The State Still Hasn’t Accounted for Every Affected Voter.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-dps-voter-registration-backlog/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-dps-voter-registration-backlog/Counties are processing delayed DPS transactions before the October 5 deadline. Record counts are not unique-voter counts, and the statewide total remains unknown.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe Government Can’t Ask Why You Want Public Records.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/public-records-request-purpose/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/public-records-request-purpose/Texas law generally prohibits government officials from asking why you want public information. Clarification and limited identification inquiries are permitted.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Missing Child Awareness — Jean Carlos Garciahttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jean-carlos-garcia/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jean-carlos-garcia/Jean Carlos Garcia is 16 and has been missing from Richardson since September 11, 2026. Look at the official NCMEC photograph and report information that may help authorities locate him.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Governor Record: The Grid, Electric Bills & the Data-Center Power Surgehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-grid-electric-bills/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-grid-electric-bills/The fourth Governor Record installment compares grid reforms, data-center restrictions and electricity-bill proposals from Abbott and Hinojosa, with Dixon’s documented position assessed separately.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Opens Data-Center Water Investigation Across 18 Countieshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/government-legislation/texas-data-center-water-investigation/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/government-legislation/texas-data-center-water-investigation/Texas is investigating data-center developments over alleged water-use reporting failures in 18 counties. Names and an exact count remain undisclosed.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas High Criminal Court Denies Melissa Lucio Relief — Four Judges Dissenthttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/melissa-lucio-habeas-relief-denied/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/melissa-lucio-habeas-relief-denied/The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Melissa Lucio post-conviction relief. Four judges dissented; no new execution date was set.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJaime Temez Is 16. He Has Been Missing From Bastrop Since August 29.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jaime-temez/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/jaime-temez/Texas DPS lists Jaime Temez as missing from Bastrop since August 29, 2026. Look at his official photograph and report information using case R2608014.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTYour Name Is Not on the Texas Voter List. That Does Not Automatically End Your Right to Cast a Ballot.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-voter-list-provisional-ballot/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-voter-list-provisional-ballot/Texas provisional voting preserves a ballot for review, not a guarantee it will count. Check registration before October 5 for the November 3 election.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTReginald Lamar Kirtdoll Was 17 When He Disappeared From Dallas. More Than 25 Years Later, He Is Still Missing.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/reginald-lamar-kirtdoll/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/reginald-lamar-kirtdoll/Reginald disappeared from Dallas on January 23, 2001, at age 17. Texas DPS continues to list him as Endangered.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Governor Record: Public Schools, Education Savings Accounts & Who Controls the Classroomhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-record-education-2026/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-record-education-2026/Abbott and Hinojosa offer different approaches to education savings accounts, teacher pay, testing, school takeovers and TEA leadership.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJail and Prison Aren’t the Same Thing Under Texas Temperature Ruleshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/jail-prison-temperature-rules/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/jail-prison-temperature-rules/County jails and TDCJ prisons operate under different regulatory systems and legal standards.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFederal Court Orders Texas to Air-Condition Every State Prison by End of 2029. Now Comes the Funding Test.https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/texas-prison-air-conditioning-2029-deadline/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/public-money-accountability/texas-prison-air-conditioning-2029-deadline/The court has set a December 31, 2029 deadline. TPR follows the funding, contracts, construction and six-month reporting requirements.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas THC Restrictions Remain in Force. But How Does the State Decide a Product Crosses the Line?https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/government-legislation/texas-thc-restrictions-trace-delta-8-testing/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/government-legislation/texas-thc-restrictions-trace-delta-8-testing/TPR examines the laboratory evidence, certificates of analysis and unresolved trace-delta-8 standard behind Texas hemp enforcement.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Agency Rules Leave a Public Paper Trailhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-agency-rules-public-paper-trail/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/texas-law-rights-education/texas-agency-rules-public-paper-trail/Texas law generally requires notice, publication and an opportunity for public comment before an agency adopts an ordinary rule.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Orders Data-Center Permit Pause as State Reviews Grid and Water Demandshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/government-legislation/texas-data-center-permit-pause/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/government-legislation/texas-data-center-permit-pause/Texas has directed TCEQ to pause permits related to data-center projects while ERCOT and state agencies review grid and water demands.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Governor Record: Property Taxes, State Money & the $1,500 Questionhttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/property-taxes-state-money-1500-question/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/property-taxes-state-money-1500-question/The second installment of TPR’s 2026 Texas governor record examines Greg Abbott’s property-tax proposal, Gina Hinojosa’s $1,500 household-payment proposal and Pat Dixon’s tax-base argument.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Missing Child Awareness — Kimberly Abigail Escobar Orellanahttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/kimberly-abigail-escobar-orellana/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/kimberly-abigail-escobar-orellana/Kimberly Abigail Escobar Orellana disappeared from Falfurrias, Texas, at age 12 in August 2012. She remains listed by Texas DPS and NCMEC.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Governor Record: Who’s Asking Texans for the Next Four Years?https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-record-2026/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/elections-public-trust/texas-governor-record-2026/A record-based introduction to the 2026 Texas governor’s race, the powers of the office and the different records of Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa and Pat Dixon.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas Missing Child Awareness — Diana Bello Reyeshttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/diana-bello-reyes/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/missing-children/diana-bello-reyes/Diana Bello Reyes disappeared from Bastrop, Texas, at age 14 on October 1, 2022. She remains listed in the Texas DPS Missing Persons Clearinghouse.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFifth Circuit Revives Former WTAMU Officer’s Retaliation Casehttps://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/fifth-circuit-revives-wtamu-retaliation-case/https://thetexaspublicrecord.org/rights-justice/fifth-circuit-revives-wtamu-retaliation-case/The Fifth Circuit revived part of Nathan Crawford’s Title VII retaliation case against West Texas A&M University, but did not find the university liable.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT