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Last updated on December 5, 2021

Sign Up: National Week of Action

Take action—a full week of action. I’m launching a National Week of Action and encouraging you—my friends, allies, and colleagues—to join me.

Last updated on May 8, 2019

Texas Has Defied Expectations. Or Has It?

Will Texas HB2725 continue to defy expectations? That’s less and less clear.

Last updated on April 18, 2019

Toeing the Bottom Line

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With pressure to amend a Texas bill to add discriminatory provisions, it’s unclear if STAR will now “wink” and let it happen.

Last updated on March 27, 2019

Texas: Setting the Records Straight

Texas: Setting the Records Straight

A new report on Texas laws related to original birth certificates, published by the Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition.

Last updated on March 6, 2020

The Myth of the One-Chance OBC

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Two states, Illinois and Texas, have recently said they provide one copy—and only one—of the original birth certificate, no matter what happened to your first.

Last updated on March 30, 2021

Texas

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Texas law does not provide adult adoptees unrestricted access to their own original birth certificates. An adult adoptee must petition the court in which the adoption occurred for release of an OBC, though adoptees who are at least 18 years of age may obtain a non-certified copy of their OBC if they already know the names of their birth parents.

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