(Formerly the Donor Education, Awareness, and Registry Program of Texas)
About the Program
Texans can register to be organ, tissue and eye donors online by visiting Donate Life - Texas Registry, or when they renew their driver license or personal identification card.
The Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry is the state program that is responsible for managing the donor registry.
The program is funded by a $1 voluntary contribution that Texans can make when renewing their driver license or identification card, or when registering their motor vehicle.
In 2007, the Donor Education, Awareness, and Registry program was renamed the Glenda Dawson Donate Life – Texas Registry by the Texas legislature in memory of Representative Dawson's contributions to organ donation in the State of Texas.
Online Organ Donor Education
The Glenda Dawson Donate Life – Texas Online Education Program is designed to inform and educate the state's health care professionals, attorneys, and medical and nursing students about:
- The laws governing anatomical gifts
- The procedures for becoming an organ, tissue, and eye donor
- The benefits of organ, tissue, and eye donation
The hour-long training also includes a short video of testimonials from organ donors, recipients, family members, and those on the waiting list to receive the gift of life. These web-based training modules are designed to reach those who are currently or could potentially play a supporting role in assisting people to become organ, tissue, and eye donors.
To view the course online, please visit Donate Life - Texas Resources. Continuing Education credits are available for the medical provider training.
Print Materials Available
Free education materials that are specific to organ donation in Texas are available by contacting:
Donate Life Texas, Inc.
5489 Blair Road
Dallas TX 75231
214.522.0255
P. Silvestri
Contact the Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry
Mailing Address:
Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry
Department of State Health Services, MC 1938
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347 Physical Address:
Purchased Health Services Unit
Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756 Ask questions by phone:
Texas Registry Inquiry Line at 1-800-222-3986—Toll Free Send comments, questions, or broken links: Email Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry
Purchased Health Services Unit
The Glenda Dawson Donate Life – Texas Registry is part of the Purchased Health Services Unit (PHSU). The unit purchases services through its benefit programs for clients. The other programs in PHSU are the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program, the Hemophilia Assistance Program, and the Kidney Health Care Program. Details about the other programs are on their web pages.
