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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
Under Spanish jurisdiction, 16th–19th centuries; under Mexican jurisdiction, 1821;
Republic of Texas, 1836–1845

STATEHOOD
1845

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
Various partial censuses taken regularly under Spanish and Mexican governments; Republic of Texas claims, 1835–1846; school enumerations, 1854

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1850

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
State

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1903

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1966

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Texas Vital Statistics
Department of State Health Services
Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711
(888) 963-7111