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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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Vital Statistics maintains birth records for the state of Texas. A birth record is a vital document that records a person's birth. Vital Statistics issues certified copies of birth certificates ( long form, short form, heirloom, or for election identification) or birth verifications.
The Vital Statistics Section (VSS) maintains vital records for the state of Texas, including, birth and death certificates, marriage applications, and divorce records.
Order a Texas birth certificate. A birth certificate is one of the vital records you can order online. The record order must be for a person born in Texas. Please answer a few questions so we can help you get the birth certificate you need.
From Texan birth certificates to death certificates, choose the vital record you need to order online through our official application.
To get a copy of the birth certificate, you can order it online at www.texas.gov. You can also go to the local court building in the county you delivered in. Learn how to order your baby’s birth certificate on the Texas Health and Human Services website.
Statewide Long/Baby Form Birth Certificates and Death Certificates in Texas can be ordered from the Texas Department of State Health Services. For birth and death certificates from other states, visit the CDC's directory of where to write for vital records.