Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 191.023
Consolidation of County and Municipal Maintenance of Birth and Death Records


(a)

The duties imposed by law relating to the maintenance of birth and death records of a municipality with a population of 2,500 or more may be transferred to the county in which the municipality is located, as provided by this section.

(b)

If the commissioners court adopts a resolution to transfer the duties and the governing body of the municipality subsequently adopts a concurring resolution, the county and municipality shall agree on a timetable for the transfer and shall execute the transfer in an orderly fashion.

(c)

Before a commissioners court may adopt a resolution under Subsection (b), the official to whom the duties would be transferred must attest in writing that the official has sufficient resources and finances to assume those duties.

(d)

If the governing body of a municipality does not adopt a concurring resolution before the 91st day after the date on which a county adopts a resolution under Subsection (b), a petition by the qualified voters of the municipality may serve as the equivalent of a concurring resolution under Subsection (b). The petition must succinctly describe the intention to consolidate county and municipal maintenance of birth and death records and must be signed by a number of qualified voters equal to at least 20 percent of the number of qualified voters voting in the most recent mayoral election.

(e)

A consolidation under this section affects only the county and the municipality to which the resolutions apply. This section does not affect the apportionment of registration districts under Section 191.021 (Registration Districts).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 191.023 — Consolidation of County and Municipal Maintenance of Birth and Death Records, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­191.­htm#191.­023 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

191.001
Definitions
191.002
Powers and Duties of Department
191.003
Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department
191.004
State Registrar
191.005
Vital Statistics Account
191.006
Records of Persons in Hospitals and Institutions
191.007
Regulation by Certain Municipalities
191.008
Sorting Collected Data
191.009
Use of Diacritical Marks
191.010
Death Information for Department of Public Safety
191.0011
Reference in Other Law
191.011
Death Information Provided to Secretary of State
191.021
Registration Districts
191.022
Local Registrars
191.023
Consolidation of County and Municipal Maintenance of Birth and Death Records
191.024
Reports of Information
191.025
Record Books and Certificates
191.026
Local Records
191.027
Review of Certificate by Local Registrar
191.028
Amendment of Certificate
191.029
Certificates or Report Sent to State Registrar
191.0031
Certified Copies by Mail
191.031
Review of Certificates by State Registrar
191.032
State Records
191.033
Addenda
191.034
Notation of Death on Birth Certificate
191.036
Spanish Surname Information
191.0045
Fees
191.0046
Fee Exemptions
191.0047
Birth Information for Department of Family and Protective Services
191.0048
Voluntary Contribution to Texas Home Visiting Program
191.0049
Birth Record Issued to Foster Child or Youth or Homeless Child or Youth
191.051
Certified Copies
191.052
Certified Copy as Evidence
191.056
Copies Collected by National Agency
191.057
Records with Addenda
191.071
Criminal Background Check Required
191.00491
Birth Record Issued to Victims and Children of Victims of Dating or Family Violence

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 191.023’s source at texas​.gov