The State Bar of Texas created this guide to legal questions from those affected by disasters. Chapter 12 is about replacing lost documents such as financial records, identification records and real estate documents.

This guide provides information on what you need to know to replace lost documents.

Follow these steps to replace your Texas driver license or ID.

General steps for replacing common personal documents.

This unit of the Department of State Health Services maintains vital records for the state of Texas, including birth and death certificates, marriage applications, and divorce records. Victims of Hurricane Harvey may qualify for a free replacement birth certificate.

This page from VoteTexas.gov has information about how and where to vote if you were displaced due to a disaster or if your personal ID documents were lost or destroyed. Created in response to Hurricane Harvey, this resource may still be useful for anyone who has been affected by a natural disaster.

The USCIS's site provides a form and filing instructions to replace a lost, stolen, or destroyed Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship.

This webpage provides information on how veterans and their families can request military records.

Information from the National Archives and Records Administration advising how to salvage personal and family documents after water damage.

This website allows you to ask a lawyer a legal question in writing for free. You can even upload documents for an attorney to review.

Our Legal Help guide has information on free legal hotlines, legal clinics, and legal aid organizations, as well as information on how to find a lawyer who could represent you.

Questions? Ask us! Librarians at the State Law Library can provide information about the law, but cannot give legal advice.