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Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 with the formation of the Texas Department of Public Health. For copies of Death Records first search: | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1903 with the formation of the Texas Department of Public Health. For copies of Death Records first search: | ||
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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] | ||
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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. {{FHL|973 V24wv|disp=FHL 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. {{FHL|973 V24wv|disp=FHL 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. | ||
=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||