Harris County Death Records

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

10/12/2020

To Whom It May Concern:
Under the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records within 10 days per statute:

Any lists for deaths/examinations/autopsies performed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Scientists
for the government entity Harris County, Texas or for deaths which occurred in Harris County, Texas since January of 2012.

I allow for the editing of information which is not able to be released under statute. No documents should be withheld, but only if necessary, information not able to be released under law may be edited.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

If there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
The requested records would be helpful if they include but not be limited to the following:

1. IFS Case Number
2. Decedent’s Name
3. Age
4. Date of Birth
5. Gender
6. Date of Death
7. Cause of Death
8. Manner of Death (And if there is information on whether or not COVID was listed as the COD, please provide).
9. County of Death
10. Place of Death
11. Address of Death
12. City of Death
13. Zip Code of Death
14. Date of Death Year
15. Any other accessible, non-exempt information contained in electronic case records

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

mh