DPS will no longer accept court orders for gender marker corrections OR orders for a name change which includes a gender marker correction. Attempting to change your gender marker via court order at DPS will result in the agency collecting a copy of your order, but no change to your identifying document. The Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics BVS is no longer changing gender markers on birth certificates, except for errors made by a hospital. BVS will no longer accept court orders for gender marker corrections or orders for a name change which includes a gender marker correction.
This toolkit explains how to change your name and change your gender marker in Texas. This toolkit also includes details about updating important documents after your name and gender have been legally changed. Because after you change your name or gender marker, you have more to do.
You will also need to change your ID cards, your information with various agencies, public records, and personal legal documents such as titles, a will, powers of attorney, a lease, or contract, etc. Ask an attorney for more help if you have any problems. The Travis County Law Library also offers a name and gender marker change packet. Changing your name and gender markers in Texas involves several steps.
Click on the "instructions and forms" tab in this guide for changing each of the following:. Read the law about name changes in Texas Family Code chapter In Texas, you usually need a court order to change your name.
Once you get a court order for a name change, you use it to have your IDs or other information changed. You can still change your gender marker on federal documents such as your Social Security card and US passport. For federal documents or out-of-state IDs, you can have just your name changed, just your gender marker changed, or both your name and gender marker changed at the same time.
