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Use these forms for ordering or changing birth records. Form Name. Form Number. Texas Birth Certificate Application (PDF) Spanish Application (PDF) or Order Online 24/7 *. VS-140. Correcting a Birth Certificate (PDF) Spanish Application (PDF) VS-170.
Vital Statistics issues certified copies of birth certificates ( long form, short form, heirloom, or for election identification) or birth verifications. You can work with Vital Statistics to order certified copies of or make changes to birth records.
Order a Texas birth certificate online, directly through the official application. Learn more and get started here.
Birth and death certificates and verifications. Marriage and divorce verifications. Disinterment permits and heirloom certificates. Request vital records you need online, including birth certificates, death certificates, marriage and divorce verification letters, and more.
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How to Apply for a Birth or Death Certificate. Birth and Death Certificate (s) can be obtained in person, by mail, or by phone. Birth or Death application: click here. In-person: The Vital Statistics Section of the Office of the City Secretary is in the City Plaza Building located at 1034 E. Levee St. 1st floor.
Online Orders: Visit www.texas.gov to order online. Online orders are mailed 20-25 business days after receipt of the request. Copies of birth certificates for births that occurred within the past 75 years can be requested only by the immediate family of the person whose name is on the birth certificate.