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The Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Vital Statistics — provides birth and death records, and marriage or divorce verification letters. The site also answers Frequently Asked Questions about different types of public records.
| TexasOnline, the State of Texas’ official eGovernment website — allows you to order birth or death certificates/verifications, and marriage or divorce verifications online. See the TexasOnline Vital Records Application (http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/tolapp/ovra/). Order processing time is usually 10-15 business days. The site is available in English and Spanish.
| The Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records Service — provides the following services online:
Criminal History Conviction Search (access is limited to public information);
Public Sex Offender Search.
The site provides an extensive list of FAQs about these services and information is available in English and Spanish.
| Texas Department of Criminal Justice — is the Texas government agency responsible for managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, and private facilities. In the interests of public safety, the Department provides Offender Information online. The Online Offender Search is available free of charge.
| Texas Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division — allows eligible Texans to order their individual Driver Record online. The service is subject to a fee. Read the Frequently Asked Questions for more information, including charges and eligibility criteria.
| Texas State Library and Archives Commission — is an excellent source of genealogy resources and a good place to start your family history search. The site provides a range of helpful links and describes the library’s public record holdings. Some public records are available online.
| TXGenWeb Project — run by a group of genealogist volunteers, is a portal to genealogical information for various Texas counties.
| Texas Attorney General’s Office, Open Records Division — makes decisions on whether government information is publicly available under the Public Information Act and other open government laws. The Attorney General’s site answers Frequently Asked Questions about open government laws and about the Public Information Act (previously the Open Records Act) and the Open Meetings Act. An Open Government Hotline is also available.
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