Daily puzzle · 11 September 2026
Guess the state, 11 September 2026
Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.
Clue 1
Licence class — Master Electrician
Electrician licence reciprocity by state: which states accept which…
Clue 2
Special categories or chemicals — Gasoline: 75,000 gallons Diesel Fuel (all grades combined): 100,000 gallons
EPCRA Tier II hazardous chemical inventory reporting thresholds by state
Clue 3
Notice the clock runs from — notice of appraised value
Property tax assessment appeal deadlines by state
Clue 4
Evaluation deadline — not later than the 45th school day
Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state
Clue 5
Deadline — May 15
Annual Report Filing Requirements by State for LLCs and Corporations
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Texas. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Licence class: Master Electriciantdlr.texas.gov · checked Electrician licence reciprocity by state: which states accept which…
- Special categories or chemicals: Gasoline: 75,000 gallons Diesel Fuel (all grades combined): 100,000 gallonstceq.texas.gov · checked EPCRA Tier II hazardous chemical inventory reporting thresholds by state
- Notice the clock runs from: notice of appraised valuecomptroller.texas.gov · checked Property tax assessment appeal deadlines by state
- Evaluation deadline: not later than the 45th school daytexas.public.law · checked Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state
- Deadline: May 15comptroller.texas.gov · checked Annual Report Filing Requirements by State for LLCs and Corporations