Any details on a worm-lizard in Texas

I've seen a few of what I've identified as "worm lizards" around my house, and my cat just ran across one. It resembles an oversized earthworm, but with the obvious scaliness of a lizard or snake; I've done the research, and I'm 99% sure that's what it is. Only problem is, the only known worm-lizard in the US is from Florida. I'm in Texas. Any help?

I'd also like to know about their diets (I've got it detained in a hole-poked bucket right now, with some dirt and wood shavings and a water dish.)

Any information is much-appreciated!

Hey pardner, Texas is a big state. Detailing your location a bit could help us identify this critter. I have found blind worm snakes in south central Oklahoma. They are pink and very earthworm like in appearance. They flick a stubby snake-like tongue a lot like a snake. They have no belly banding scales like a snake. The belly scales are just like the rest of the body scales. The way to identify them as a true snake and not a lizard is by the ears. All lizards, as best I can tell, have visible external ear openings. Snakes do not have ear openings. These Texas Blind Snakes have heavy scales over the eyes.

I hear that they eat termites.

Texas Blind Snake (this looks like what I was finding): http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/snake.pic...

Florida Worm Lizard (there are several differences in the head construction and the scale pattern between this lizard and the Texas Blind Snake): http://www.stetson.edu/~pmay/herps/rhine...