Tex. Health & Safety Code § 191.029 : HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE — VITAL STATISTICS — ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS — RECORDS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND FETAL DEATHS — Certificates or Report Sent to State Registrar TEXT PDF On the 10th day of each month, the local registrar shall send to the state registrar: (1) the original certificates that the local registrar registered during the preceding month; or (2) a report of no births or deaths on a card provided for that purpose if no births or deaths occurred during the preceding month. Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.029 Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.