AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) made an unannounced policy change Friday, modifying its requirements for Texans seeking to change the sex marker on their birth ...

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A state registry helps reunite adult adoptees with birth family members, but only if parties on both sides of the hunt register for the process. The Texas Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry is ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Texas has for seven years said it won't accept Mexican identification cards when issuing birth certificates for children of people in the United States illegally. But it ...

READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texas-vital-statistics-no-longer-accepts-court-orders-to-update-birth-certificate-sex-markers/ The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) made an ...

State of Texas: Camp leaders say new law could force … Texas Politics / Dec 20, 2025 / 03:20 PM CST Camp Closing Concerns - The deadly July floods led to a new state law meant to protect children at ...