The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a missing persons bulletin after the state’s former first lady went missing Thursday night. She appeared to have been found in good shape Friday.
“Receiving reports that Julie Straus has been found and is safe. Praise the Lord!” Republican congressman posted on X Friday afternoon.
Hours earlier he praised Straus for being “as sweet and as strong as they come” and asked for the public to be on the lookout.
The San Antonio Express-News confirmed Strauss was safe Friday afternoon. Texas Public Radio reported that she seemed to be in good health. It’s not clear where Strauss had been.
Officials posted a silver alert for the 64-year-old Texan who was last seen Thursday at 6:40 p.m. near San Antonio. The silver alert system is designed to notify the public of missing older adults with a documented mental condition.
Straus is married to former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, 66, who left that job in 2019 after a decade of service. That made him the longest-serving Republican Speaker in state history. He and his wife have two adult daughters.
The former speaker’s successor, Dennis Bonen, also had kind words for the missing former First Lady before she was found.
“She is one of the kindest, warmest people you’ll ever meet,” Bonen posted on X.
