Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.021
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.021, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 191.021. REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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