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Name Change Information

*Note: Our office does not provide documents or forms for filing. If you need these documents, please visit:

If you represent yourself, your forms must go through a review. A reference attorney at the Law Library’s Walk-In Case Review will perform this review. Visit the Self-Help Center for more information.

For more information regarding name changes in Texas, please see chapter 45 of the Texas Family Code.

You must pay the filing fee at the time of filing your petition with the District Clerk’s office. Please see our Fees section for more information. If you cannot afford these fees, you may submit a Statement of Inability to Afford Court Cost along with your petition.

When submitting your final order, complete the VS-165 form.

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District Clerk
Family Division

Make an
appointment

  Phone

(512)854-9457

  Email

districtclerkhelp@
traviscountytx.gov

  Address

1700 Guadalupe St.
3rd Floor,
Room 3.200
Austin, TX 78701
(Map)

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.12.