Texas Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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== Birth Records  ==
== Birth Records  ==


Texas Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Collections)  
[[Texas Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Collections)]]


=== City and County Records of Births and Deaths  ===
=== City and County Records of Births and Deaths  ===
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'''Bureau of Vital Statistics'''<br>Texas Department of Health<br>1100 West 49th Street<br>Austin, TX 78756-3191<br>Telephone: 512-458-7111<br>Internet: [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm Texas Vital Statistics]  
'''Bureau of Vital Statistics'''<br>Texas Department of Health<br>1100 West 49th Street<br>Austin, TX 78756-3191<br>Telephone: 512-458-7111<br>Internet: [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm Texas Vital Statistics]  


Only authorized personnel may search the records. The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.'' <ref>Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;{{FHL|973 V24wv|disp=book 973 V24wv}}.) </ref>Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many family history centers.  
Only authorized personnel may search the records. The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.'' <ref>Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;{{FHL|973 V24wv|disp=book 973 V24wv}}.) </ref>Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many family history centers.  


The Texas State Library and Archives has indexes to birth, "probate births" (delayed registrations), and death records from 1903 to 1973. These are available for public searches.  
The Texas State Library and Archives has indexes to birth, "probate births" (delayed registrations), and death records from 1903 to 1973. These are available for public searches.  
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