The Travis County Clerk is not the local registrar for recent Austin deaths. County page: 1903-1956 only. Deaths inside Austin city limits: City of Austin Vital Records. Deaths outside Austin but in Travis County: the Justice of the Peace. Confirm the place of death before you write a check.
Who may request
City of Austin: the person named on the certificate, immediate family by blood or marriage (parent, grandparent, sibling, adult child, spouse), or a legal guardian or legal representative with papers. Confirm on austintexas.gov. Texas DSHS also lists qualified requestors.
What to bring
Current government-issued photo ID. Mail a copy with the city application. Confirm the current list on the city or county page you will use.
Where to write or visit
City of Austin Vital Records: 7201 Levander Loop, Building C, Austin, TX 78702. Mail: Office of Vital Records, PO Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767-1088. County Clerk mail for the old years it keeps: Recording Division, Travis County Clerk, P.O. Box 149325, Austin, TX 78714. Outside Austin but in Travis County: the Justice of the Peace precinct where the death occurred.
Notes from the desk
City of Austin lists $21 for the first death copy and $4 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. The county clerk lists $20 per certified death copy for the 1903-1956 records it actually holds. Do not mail a recent Austin death to the county P.O. box. Texas DSHS extras are $3. This desk takes no cut.