Tex. Health and Safety Code § 194.003
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 194.003, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 194.003. STATE INDEX.
Official statutory text
(a) The vital statistics unit shall maintain a statewide alphabetical index, under the names of both parties, of each marriage license application or declaration of informal marriage. The statewide index does not replace the indexes required in each county.
(b) The vital statistics unit shall maintain a statewide alphabetical index, under the names of both parties, of each report of divorce or annulment of marriage.
(b) The vital statistics unit shall maintain a statewide alphabetical index, under the names of both parties, of each report of divorce or annulment of marriage.
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