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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 2h

MISSING CHILD | San Antonio, TX Esmeralda Faith Ruiz, 15, was reported missing October 13, 2026. NCIC: M689115400 Tips: San Antonio Police, 210-207-7273, or NCMEC, 1-800-843-5678. Please share official case information. The Texas Public Record

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Before Houston’s skyscrapers, Market Square was a center of commerce and government. City Hall occupied the square from 1841 to 1939. The last building burned in 1960, and a parking lot followed. Today, surviving historic buildings tell the story of Houston’s early downtown.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Texas acknowledged delayed DPS voter-registration records. A lawsuit alleges the failures breached a 2021 settlement; no court finding is established. Early voting begins Oct. 19. Check your registration: teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

TEXAS FUN FACT: Waco Mammoth National Monument preserves the only known nursery herd of Columbian mammoths, according to the National Park Service. Discovered beginning in 1978, the fossil site is still revealing new evidence about Texas’s Ice Age past. Source: NPS #TexasHistory #Waco

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Good questions deserve more than easy answers.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Water over multiple Texas Panhandle roadways: TxDOT’s DriveTexas system reported flooding incidents on portions of SH 203, FM 338, FM 1547 and US 83 around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

MISSING CHILD | Beaumont, Texas Brookelynn Kelise Murphy, 14, was reported missing October 4, 2026. NCIC: M299144382 Tips: Beaumont Police, 409-832-1234, or NCMEC, 1-800-843-5678. Please share her official photograph. The Texas Public Record

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Public trust grows when evidence stays visible.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Texas issued 759 drilling permits in September, up 29.3% from September 2025. But oil and gas completion reports processed by regulators fell 26.8%, to 1,241. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

MISSING CHILD | GRAND PRAIRIE, TX Ja’Miya Sisk, 16, has been missing since Sept. 12, 2026, according to NCMEC. Tips: Dallas Police, 214-744-4444, or NCMEC, 1-800-843-5678. Official poster: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/...

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Before Seguin, Texas, was Seguin, it was Walnut Springs. Our Old Texas feature traces its 1838 founding, the Tejano revolutionary behind its name, early concrete construction, enslaved workers’ contributions and the city’s giant pecan landmark. thetexaspublicrecord.org/rural-texas/...

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OLD TEXAS: Before It Was Seguin, It Was 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.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Texas Free College Application Week runs Oct. 12–18. Eligible Texas residents can submit qualifying undergraduate applications to public colleges and universities without application fees through ApplyTexas.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Texas proposes new rules for enforcing foreign-property-ownership restrictions. The rules address reporting, investigations and a possible public portal. They are not yet adopted. Public comments: 30 days after Oct. 9 publication. Source: www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

TEXAS WEATHER: Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday across parts of the Panhandle and South Plains. NWS identifies hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and a possible isolated tornado. Exact impacts remain uncertain. Official forecasts: www.weather.gov/ama/

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

TEXAS FUN FACT: Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge rehabilitation in 1980 created crevices that attracted Mexican free-tailed bats. Today, the seasonal colony can reach an estimated 1.5 million bats. A bridge project became a wildlife landmark. Sources: TxDOT / TPWD #TexasHistory #Austin

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Curiosity turns public records into public understanding.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

MISSING CHILD | FORNEY, TEXAS Sa’Mauria Evans, 16, has been missing since August 24, 2026. NCMEC case: 2099376 Tips: Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, 469-376-4500, or NCMEC, 1-800-843-5678. Official poster: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/...

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

FLOOD WARNING: NWS reported the Neches River at the Saltwater Barrier at 4.0 feet, equal to flood stage, at 9:15 a.m. CDT Oct. 11. Jasper, Hardin, Orange and Jefferson counties are included. Minor flooding was reported and forecast. Check current updates: forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

ATF adopted nationwide nonenforcement of specified NFA approval and registration rules for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and certain other weapons on Oct. 9. The Texas court injunction is narrower. The law remains in place, and enforcement could resume.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

MISSING CHILD | LUBBOCK, TEXAS Myalynn Nichole Trevino, 14, has been missing since May 16, 2026. Tips: Lubbock Police Department, 806-775-2865. Official NCMEC case: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... TheTexasPublicRecord.org

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

MISSING CHILD | SAN ANTONIO Jacob De La Cruz, 17, has been missing since February 3, 2026. Information: Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, 210-335-6000. Official NCMEC case: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... TheTexasPublicRecord.org

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

MISSING: Jami King, 17, Houston, TX. Missing since Sept. 5, 2026. Houston Police: 713-884-3131 NCMEC: 2100503 Official poster: missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2100503/1 Full report: TheTexasPublicRecord.org

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A Collin County court ordered $1.52M in civil penalties against Rubinsky Roofing LLC and Gilad Rubinsky in an Oct. 5 no-answer default judgment. An initial $500,626.64 restitution deposit was also ordered. Payments and current post-judgment status remain unverified.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

MISSING CHILD | HOUSTON Jazlyn Rosalie Roman, 16, has been missing since Sept. 20, 2026. Tips: Harris County Sheriff’s Office, 713-221-6000, or NCMEC, 1-800-843-5678. Official photo and case information: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/...

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Look closer. Texas has more stories than stereotypes.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Let the evidence challenge what you think you know.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Texas once replaced its official state dinosaur. New research identified Texas fossils attributed to Pleurocoelus as a different dinosaur, Paluxysaurus jonesi. In 2009, lawmakers adopted HCR 16 and changed the official designation. New evidence changed the official record.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Texas Comptroller Don Huffines says he is ending sales-tax treatment for electronic medical-record systems. But the agency says Executive Order DH-2026-02 directs a PROPOSED Rule 3.342 amendment, followed by Texas Register publication and 30 days of public comment.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MISSING FROM HOUSTON Madison McIntire, 15, has been missing since Sept. 27, 2026. NCMEC: 2103046 NCIC: M489170391 Houston Police: 713-884-3131 NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678 Emergency: 911 Official poster: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... Please help keep Madison visible.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Do Texans have to stay 25 feet from police? The authorities we reviewed establish no blanket statewide 25-foot “halo law.”

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating Hanes and Fruit of the Loom over potential chemicals in materials used for children’s undergarments. The state says civil investigative demands were issued. No specific contaminated product, harmful exposure or violation has been established.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Texas selected Austin, Barbers Hill, El Paso and Prosper ISDs for detailed spending reviews. Together, they report 156,989 students. No wrongdoing has been established. Selection for review is not an adverse finding. The Comptroller's final report is due Dec. 31, 2026.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

MISSING CHILD: Ivan Guzman, 12, has been missing from Pasadena, Texas, since September 26. NCMEC states that Ivan was last seen September 26. Pasadena Police Department: 713-477-1221 NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678 Official case: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... HELP KEEP IVAN VISIBLE.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The ground is already wet, and more heavy rain is threatening the Lower Texas Coast.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The record speaks. Accountability follows.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Texas protects peaceful assembly and petition in its own Bill of Rights. Article I, §27 protects citizens’ right, “in a peaceable manner,” to assemble for their common good and approach government for redress of grievances or other purposes. Source: Texas Constitution, Art. I, §27.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

MISSING CHILD: Abril America Cereceres-Chacon, 16, has been missing from Buda, Texas, since July 26. NCMEC states that Abril was last seen July 26. Hays County Sheriff’s Office: 512-393-7800 NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678 Official case: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... HELP KEEP ABRIL VISIBLE.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A New World screwworm detection in a canine moved a West Texas quarantine boundary. TAHC modified Zone 13.C Oct. 3 across portions of Brewster and Pecos counties. Warm-blooded animals inside the zone need authorization and required inspection/treatment documentation to leave.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

MISSING CHILD: Hermi Romero, 17, has been missing from Richmond, Texas, since Sept. 28. NCMEC says Hermi may remain in the local area or may travel to Houston or New York. These are possible destinations, not confirmed whereabouts.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Texas raised the monetary ceiling governing Rule 169 expedited civil actions from $250,000 to $325,000, effective Oct. 2. Rule 47's pleading categories and Rule 169's recovery ceiling were also updated. It does not automatically make every case under $325,000 an expedited action.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Texas veterans: a $12,000 exemption reduces property value—not your tax bill by $12,000. Total homestead relief has separate eligibility rules. Report + sources: the-texas-public-record.mikelhamilton.chatgpt.site/texas-vetera...

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

MISSING CHILD: Jayda Renee Brown, 17, has been missing from Liberty, Texas, since Sept. 24. Liberty Police: 936-336-5666 NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678 Emergency: 911 NCMEC 2102710 | NCIC M189126365 Official case: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... Help keep Jayda visible.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Texas' Supreme Court denied rehearing in the Boca Chica beach-access cases. Important distinction: The court did NOT rule the closures constitutional. It held that these private plaintiffs cannot enforce Texas Constitution Art. I, §33 through these claims.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A federal judge has halted covered border-barrier construction and ground-disturbing activity across the Big Bend Sector while litigation continues.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Texas’ new large-load grid rules take effect Oct. 8. Covered projects face a 75-MW threshold, $50,000/MW initial financial security and ERCOT/PUC verification. False, inaccurate or unsubstantiated project information can put financial security and transmission capacity at risk. 16 TAC §25.194

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

MISSING CHILD: Millie Violet Parson, 17, has been missing from Marshall, Texas, since Sept. 25. Marshall Police: 903-935-4575 NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678 Emergency: 911 NCMEC 2102736 Official case: www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/... Help keep Millie visible.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Texas says it plugged 2,022 orphaned oil and gas wells in FY2026 at a reported cost of $125.6 million. The next questions: How much was state vs. federal money? How much came from industry-supported funds? How much was recovered from responsible operators? How many orphaned wells remain?

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A federal court vacated election-administration conditions FEMA attached to counterterrorism grants sought by Harris, Dallas, Travis and El Paso counties. But vacating the conditions ≠ proof the withheld money has been paid.

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The Texas Public Record @texaspublicrecord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A center turn lane does NOT exempt you from stopping for a school bus in Texas. If the bus is stopped to load or unload students with its required visual signal operating, traffic approaching from both directions must stop—even across a center turn lane. Texas Transportation Code §545.066

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