Texas State Vital Records Office

Bureau of Vital Statistics, Dept. of Health P. O. Box 12040 1100 W. 49th Street Austin, TX 78711-2040 (888) 963-7111 Fax: (512) 458-7711

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Make check or money order payable to Bureau of Vital Statistics. The records will be searched without the benefit of the index information but fees are not refundable, even if no record is found. Certified copies can only be requested by qualified individuals, if the birth has occurred within the last 75 years or the death has occurred within the last 25 years. Requests for certificates of births that occurred within the last 75 years and deaths within the last 25 years, must also include the full names of the subject's mother and father (including the mother's maiden name), your reason for obtaining the certificate, and your relationship to the subject.

Genealogy Collection at the State Archives Library
1201 Brazos Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-5463

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  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$22.00 $60.00 heirloom	since 1903	Order Online	Mail Order
  	For births that occurred within the past 75 years, copies can be requested only by the immediate family of the person whose name is on the birth certificate.
  Death		$20.00	since 1903	Order Online	Mail Order
  	For deaths that occurred in the past 25 years, copies can be requested only by immediate family members of the deceased. Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage		$20.00	since Jan 1966		Mail Order
  	Fee is for verification only. Requests for certified copies of a Marriage License should be directed to the County Clerk's Office in which the event occurred.
  Divorce		$20.00	since Jan 1968		Mail Order
  	Fee is for verification only. Requests for certified copies of a Divorce Decree should be directed to the District Clerk's Office in which the event occurred.
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

                

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Index to Texas County Vital Records Offices

Requests for certified copies of a Marriage License should be directed to the County Clerk's Office in which the event occurred. Requests for certified copies of a Divorce Decree should be directed to the District Clerk's Office in which the event occurred.

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