Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.00491
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§ 191.00491. BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO VICTIMS AND CHILDREN OF VICTIMS OF DATING OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Official statutory text
On request of an individual described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without payment of a fee, a certified copy of the individual's birth record to:
(1) a victim of dating violence as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;
(2) a victim of family violence as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or
(3) a child of a victim described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
(1) a victim of dating violence as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;
(2) a victim of family violence as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or
(3) a child of a victim described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
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