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Identity Documents Legal Information Guide

Texas State Law Library

Public guide to obtaining, replacing, correcting, or updating common identity documents and locating the responsible issuing agency.

TexasLegal AssistancePeople seeking public information about identity documents issued in Texas or used by Texas residents, including residents of Central Texas.

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How to get help

Select the guide section for the needed document, identify the agency that issues or maintains it, and follow that agency's current application, identity-proof, eligibility, appointment, payment, and correction instructions. Use only official submission channels.

Who this service helps

Open to the public for research; document eligibility and required evidence depend on the record, applicant relationship, issuing agency, identity, citizenship or immigration status, and reason for the request.

Where this service is available

Service area: People seeking public information about identity documents issued in Texas or used by Texas residents, including residents of Central Texas.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

Cost / fees

The online guide is free to use; issuing agencies may charge application, search, certified-copy, replacement, mailing, or expedited-service fees.

About this service

The guide covers birth and death certificates, driver licenses, passports, immigration documents, name-change orders, marriage records, and related identification requirements, including REAL ID information.

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