Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that allows law enforcement to issue alerts for missing adults believed to be abducted or endangered. The CALE (Civilian Abduction or Life Endangerment) Alerts will send information about Texans between ages 18 and 65 through text messages and roadside signs.
The bill was pushed by Allison Steele after her daughter Cayley Mandadi was killed in 2017. The state didn’t issue an AMBER Alert because the victim was 19 years old. Virginia also issues alerts for missing adults between 18 and 65.
Governor Abbott also signed a law creating the Camo Alert, an AMBER-style alert that would be issued for missing military members with a mental illness who may be a danger to themselves or others. The Camo Alert will be part of a five-year pilot program beginning in September 2019 and expiring in 2023.