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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.021: REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 3. VITAL STATISTICS
  3. CHAPTER 191. ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS
  4. SUBCHAPTER B. RECORDS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND FETAL DEATHS

(a) The state is divided into registration districts for the purposes of registering births, deaths, and fetal deaths. The registration districts are:

(1) each justice of the peace precinct; and

(2) each municipality with a population of 2,500 or more.

(b) To facilitate registration, the department may combine or divide registration districts.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0536, eff. April 2, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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