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Link:
Texas Department of
State Health Services: Vital Statistics
Contact Information:
Texas Vital Statistics
Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(888) 963-7111
Mailing Address:
Texas Vital
Statistics
Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
Additional Information:
Texas Vital Statistics
maintains birth and death records from 1903 onwards. Certified
copies of marriage and divorce records aren't available from the
state office, but a search can be performed to verify them, but
only for certain dates (see below). Texas vital records are
restricted and only available to certain individuals.
Record Type: Birth
| Dates: Since 1903 | Cost: $22.00
Records are restricted for 75
years and can only be obtained by the person named on the
certificate or by immediate family members.
Record Type: Death
| Dates: Since 1903 | Cost: $20.00
Records are restricted for 20
years and can only be obtained by parent of the person named on
the record, spouse of the person named on the record, or by an
immediate family member of the person named on the record.
Record Type: Marriage
| Dates: 1966-2008 (Verification Only) | Cost: $20.00
Certified copies of marriage
licenses or divorce decrees are only available from the
county clerk (marriage) or
district clerk (divorce) in the county or district in
which it was obtained.
Record Type: Divorce
| Dates: 1968-2008 (Verification Only) | Cost: $20.00
Certified copies of marriage
licenses or divorce decrees are only available from the
county clerk (marriage) or
district clerk (divorce) in the county or district in
which it was obtained.
Other Resources:
Texas Death Records (1964-1998) - Index contains over
3,500,000 records and is searchable by given name, surname, sex,
county and year. Database has been provided by the Texas
Department of Health.
Texas Department of State Health Services: Marriage License
Application Indexes - Downloadable indexes covering
marriages occurring between 1966-2007. Can be downloaded in it's
entirety or simply be year.
Texas Department of State Services: Report of Divorce Indexes
- Downloadable indexes covering divorces that occurred between
1968-2007. Can be downloaded in it's entirety or simply be year.
Texas
Marriages Search Engine - 1966-2008. Records arranged by
groom's surname. Search by keyword.
Texas
Divorces Search Engine - 1968-2008. Records arranged by
groom's surname. Search by keyword.
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