{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 45.101","heading":"WHO MAY FILE; VENUE.","body":"An adult may file a petition requesting a change of name in the county of the adult's place of residence.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE C. CHANGE OF NAME","CHAPTER 45. CHANGE OF NAME","SUBCHAPTER B. CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.45.htm#45.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2dadcb8b90679afacf0e1354ab0ac36d2b3ee2ff503e9e4dd8da95c2ac2b9938","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}