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Change your name in Texas
The exact steps, documents, and official Texas links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)License update fee
$11 (standard replacement/duplicate license or ID fee applies to name changes)
Marriage certificate
County Clerk (certified marriage license copies are issued only by the county clerk of the county that issued the license, not by Texas DSHS)Voter deadline
Name/address change updates (via the Texas.gov online portal, using your VUID) must be submitted at least 30 days before an election; changes submitted less than 30 days before an election require voting at your current/prior polling location for that election.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official Texas government sites. How we verify
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