Governor Announces Grant to Support Texas Amber Alert Network

Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced the award of $100,000 to BeyondMissing, Inc., to provide a web-based system to support law enforcement agencies in the development of Amber Alert flyers on suspected child abductions. This grant is awarded under the State Criminal Justice Planning Fund and is distributed by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division (CJD).

"With these funds, law enforcement officials will be better able to protect children from violent predators," Perry said.

The Texas Amber Alert Network provides 24-hour support to local law enforcement agencies that report and investigate child abduction cases, and issues both regional and statewide public alerts for emergency child abduction cases.

Each year, the Governor's Criminal Justice Division awards more than $113 million in grants for a variety of juvenile justice, criminal justice and victim services programs.