Where can I find birth records or certificates for people born in the state of Texas?
It depends on when the person was born. The state of Texas did not keep birth records before 1903 and full compliance did not occur until the 1930s. If any record exists for a person before 1903, it will most likely be at the county level. Contact the county clerk’s office in the county of birth. You can find the address for every county as well as the year the county began keeping birth records in Ancestry’s Red Book (CS 49 .A55 1991) located in the General Reference Area of Willis Library. If the person was born after 1903, the record may be found at the county as well as at the state level.
