{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-191.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.004","heading":"STATE REGISTRAR.","body":"(a) The director of the vital statistics unit is the state registrar of vital statistics. The director must be a competent vital statistician.\n(b) The state registrar shall prepare and issue detailed instructions necessary for the uniform observance of this title and the maintenance of a perfect system of registration.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0531, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 3. VITAL STATISTICS","CHAPTER 191. ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.191.htm#191.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8643aae610b9869820bedd9ae78dc36da8fc15e87c5a82fcf7c18a23c825dde8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-191.0031","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-191.0045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}