Tex. Health & Safety Code § 191.021 · Subchapter B. RECORDS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND FETAL DEATHS
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.191.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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