Texas
Birth
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $22.00
Address:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
Remarks: State office has records since 1903. Additional copies of the birth record ordered at the same time are $22.00 each.
Request for certified copies of birth certificates can be made via the internet, with a credit card, through Texas Online. Credit card payments can also be made via fax by completing the Expedited Application for Birth and Death Record and faxing it to the number on the application. Texas Online and Fax Application requests will be processed within 10 to 15 business days.
Mail-in requests must be made by personal check or money order made payable to the Vital Statistics Unit. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (512) 458-7111. This is a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at the Texas Department of State Health Services website.
Death
Event: Death
Cost of copy: $20.00
Address:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
Remarks: State office has records since 1903. Additional copies of the death record ordered at the same time are $3.00 each.
Request for certified copies of death certificates can be made via the internet, with a credit card, through Texas Online. Credit card payments can also be made via fax by completing the Expedited Application for Birth and Death Record and faxing it to the number on the application. Texas Online and Fax Application requests will be processed within 10 to 15 business days.
Mail-in requests must be made by personal check or money order made payable to the Vital Statistics Unit. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (512) 458-7111. This is a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at Texas Department of State Health Services.
Marriage
Event: Marriage (State)
Cost of copy: See remarks
Remarks: Records since January 1966. Certified copies are not available from State office. Fee for search and verification of essential facts of marriage is $20.00 each.
Request for marriage verification can be made via the internet, with a credit card, through Texas Online.
Marriage verification requests may also be sent via email and paid with a credit card, check or money order by completing the Mail Application for Marriage and Divorce Verification. Personal checks or money orders should be made payable to Vital Statistics Unit.
Event: Marriage (County)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address:
See remarks
Remarks: County Clerk in county where license was issued. Texas County contact information can be found at the Texas Department of State Health Services website
Divorce
Event: Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: See remarks
Remarks: Records since January 1968. Certified copies are not available from State office. Fee for search and verification of essential facts of divorce is $20.00 each.
Request for divorce verification can be made via the internet, with a credit card, through Texas Online.
Divorce verification requests may also be sent via email and paid with a credit card, check or money order by completing the Mail Application for Marriage and Divorce Verification. Personal checks or money orders should be made payable to Vital Statistics Unit.
Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: Clerk of District Court in county where divorce was granted. Texas County contact information can be found at the Texas Department of State Health Services website
