# Texas — Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process

For Texas, certified copy fee is Certified Copy - Long Form (e.g., for U.S. Passports) | $22.00, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certified copy fee:** Certified Copy - Long Form (e.g., for U.S. Passports) | $22.00 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Type of Birth Record Request | Cost | Certified Copy - Long Form (e.g., for U.S. Passports) | $22.00 | Certified Copy - Short Form (e.g., for school registration) | $22.00

## Source

- https://www.dshs.texas.gov/vital-statistics/costs-fees

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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