I would like guidance on how to effectively find information on my
biological parents. I am not internet savvy and am frustrated with
trying to figure out what resources are available. I recently was
disappointed with my decision to pay a $90 fee to US Search for an
extensive search that yielded nothing. Response was no information or
record of my father exists. I don't know what resources they utilized
but I find it hard to believe that a man who lived and worked in Texas
for many years has no traceable info. I know he lived in Austin, TX in
the late 1960's. As spelled on my birth certificate, his name is Jerry
Muniz Urias. I believe he is in his early 60s. My grandfather did some
research a few years back and I believe he still may live in Texas. I
am not interested in a reunion but would like to eventually provide my
child with info. on his heritage. Any advice on what websites, public
records or resources to utilize would be helpful. I also would like to
know current info on my mother although I lived with her until my
teens I have not had contact with her in almost 20 years. I want to
protect her privacy so I won't state her name but would like to get
current information on her whereabouts as a family member believes she
may have recently moved due to a job change. She lives in my state. I
did a statewide white pages search and  found multiple listings with
her name. No clue as to which if any of the listings are for her. I
don't want to call everyone listed as I have no desire to make
contact. I just would like updated information. Thanks for any
assistance.

Dear apache-ga:

Thank you for your question. I'm sorry to hear that you were unable to
find any information on your father. I have searched for several
resources where you may find more information on your father, and I
have found several you may found useful. I have also found one
particularly promising lead for you. For your mother's information,
I'm not sure how much you know of her, or of her location, but using
these resources I have provided you, you can search for information on
your mother in the same way.

First, let me give you the most promising lead. I'm guessing that you
have tried the Ancestry.com message boards in January of this year. If
not, this lead would still be promising. If you did post on the
Ancestry.com message boards, then I think you may have missed a reply
to your message. I have linked to the reply to your original message
below:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.urias/31.35

Other resources:

There is an excellent website called "HowToInvestigate.com" with links
to all available public record resources in any State. I have linked
to the Texas page below:
http://www.howtoinvestigate.com/texas.htm

If you would like to see information for other states, just click on
the state name at the top of the page.

PublicData.com also offers a Public Records search, but it is a for
pay service. However, it is the only one that I have found that offers
Voter Registration records, which may be of use to you. Their website
is below:
http://www.publicdata.com/


Google Search Terms:

   austin texas "public records"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=austin+texas+%22public+records%22


I hope this information was helpful to you! If you need any
clarifications, please don't hesitate to ask. I would be more than
happy to assist you further.

Best Regards,
blader-ga