Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0049
BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0049, BIRTH RECORD ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/668993
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On request of a child or youth described by this section, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall issue, without fee or parental consent, a certified copy of the child's or youth's birth record to:
(1) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a;
(2) a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; and
(3) a young adult who:
(A) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age; and
(B) resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services.