Vital Statistics
The City Secretary’s Vital Statistics Office receives, records and issues birth and death certificates, amendments to birth and death certificates, name changes, court ordered adoptions and burial transit permits. This office also serves as a remote birth certificate printing location for the State Bureau of Vital Statistics. Certified birth certificates for any individual born in the State of Texas can be issued immediately upon request. We are able to issue Texas birth certificates in person, online, or by mail.
How to Request a Birth or Death Certificate
To order in person, you will need:
- Acceptable ID and be a qualified applicant to get the vital record
- Completed application
- Payment
- Birth Certificates: $23 each
- Death Certificates: $21 for the first copy & $4 for extra copies within this purchase
You do not need an appointment to come in person.
We accept cash, card (except AMEX), or Texas checks.
To order online:
- Please read and complete the online application carefully.
- Note: You may pick up your vital record when ready or have it mailed to you with FedEx. We deliver to any address in the United States. Please reach out to us if you are needing to send to a P.O box.
- Place your order through the online form here.
- Delivery charges:
- 3-day shipping: $10
- Overnight shipping: $30.95
- Delivery charges:
Online requests are typically processed same-day if requested before 3:00 p.m.
To order by mail:
- Please read and complete the application carefully.
- Print the mail-in application form here.
La aplicación está disponible en español aquí.- Delivery charges:
- 3-day shipping: $10
- Overnight shipping: $30.95
- Delivery charges:
Contact Us
- Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Location: 300 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, Texas 77803
- Phone: 979-209-5007
- Email: vitals@bryantx.gov
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is a qualified applicant? Who may request a birth or death certificate?
The person named on the vital record, his/her immediate family members, his/her guardian, his/her legal agent/representative or funeral home.
An immediate family member is defined as any of the following:
- Parent/guardian
- Brother/sister
- Grandparent
- Spouse
- Adult child
If your name is not on the record, please be prepared to show proof of relationship.
All other applicants must provide legal documentation (such as a court order establishing guardianship, an insurance policy listing the applicant as the beneficiary, etc.) that documents a direct, tangible interest in the birth or death certificate.
What is an acceptable form of I.D.?
How do I contact Texas Vital Statistics?
Texas Vital Statistics
Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
Texas Vital Statistics
Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
- Phone Number: 1-888-963-7111
- More contact information: Texas Department of State Health Services
- To order a record online: www.texas.gov
What forms of birth certificates do you offer?
Original (long form) – We offer original, long-form birth certificates for individuals born in Bryan after 1969 (due to a fire in 1969 we do not have original records prior to that year).
If you need the original, long-form birth certificate for someone born in Bryan before 1969 you may request this certificate from the Brazos County Clerk’s Office.
Abstract (short form) – We offer abstract (short-form) birth certificates for individuals born in Texas after 1939.
All birth certificates issued by our office are certified.
What is the difference between an abstract (short-form) birth certificate and an original, long-form birth certificate?
The abstract (short-form) birth certificate only contains the individual’s name, date of birth, county of birth, parent names, file date, issue date and state file number.
The original long-form birth certificate will contain detailed information regarding the birth place including hospital name, city of birth and additional parent information. It is advisable when applying for a passport that you obtain the long-form version of your certificate.
Where can I obtain my original, long-form birth certificate if I was not born in Bryan?
If you were born in Texas you may request your original (long-form) birth certificate directly from Texas Vital Statistics or from the City or County registrar of your place of birth.
If you were born outside of Texas, please contact the department of health in the state you were born in. We cannot provide an out-of-state birth certificate.
How do I change or correct the information on a birth or death certificate?
- View more information about correcting or changing a name on a birth or death certificate on the Texas Department of State Health Services website here.
- View more information about correcting a birth record based on paternity or parentage please on the Texas Department of State Health Services website here.
Our office is certified to complete Acknowledgements of Paternity. If you need this service please call our office at 979.209.5007 to set an appointment. For more in-depth paternity related cases or adoption cases you may need to consult an attorney and/or Texas State Vital Statistics.
Can I get a death certificate for a death that occurred outside of the Bryan city limits?
No. We can only provide a death certificate for individuals who passed away within Bryan city limits.
Please contact the office of the City/County where the death occurred or contact Texas Vital Statistics.
If the death occurred out of state, please contact the State Registrar where the death occurred.
What if you cannot locate the death certificate I request?
If we cannot locate the death certificate, the first step is to contact the funeral home that handled the services – it may not be filed yet. If the funeral home indicates the record has been filed, contact Texas Vital Statistics to request the record.
