I became aware of just how important having this knowledge can be.

I recently discovered that a man, who had been helping out around our ranch (many times when I was not there), had been convicted of rape in two different states and sexual contact with minors in another two states! He seemed like a nice enough man, and I felt like I knew enough about him to trust him working, while I was gone...and yet my wife was still there. Obviously, my "sense of who he was"...was wrong!

Oklahoma: Simply type in the county (replace Pushmataha with the county you are searching in) and you will get the names and addresses of all registered sex offenders in that county.

http://docapp8.doc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=426&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&id=regid&county=Pushmataha

Texas: The Texas site is a bit more difficult to navigate. Simply click on the "Sex Offenders" link on the left side of home page. It will take you to a page that will ask for the name of the offender(s). Ignore that and go to the bottom, right hand side of the page for "mapping". Once you have reached this page/link simply type in the city and you will get all of the names and such of the registered sex offenders in that city.

https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/soSearch/default.cfm