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1. I am a first-year attorney.
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2. But I do mostly transactional work.
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Are you done trying to blow smoke up our posteriors?
Quote Quoting Texas Family Code, Sec. 45.102. Requirements of Petition.
(a) A petition to change the name of an adult must be verified and include:

(1) the present name and place of residence of the petitioner;

(2) the full name requested for the petitioner;

(3) the reason the change in name is requested;

(4) whether the petitioner has been the subject of a final felony conviction;

(5) whether the petitioner is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(6) a legible and complete set of the petitioner's fingerprints on a fingerprint card format acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The petition must include each of the following or a reasonable explanation why the required information is not included:

(1) the petitioner's:

(A) full name;

(B) sex;

(C) race;

(D) date of birth;

(E) driver's license number for any driver's license issued in the 10 years preceding the date of the petition;

(F) social security number; and

(G) assigned FBI number, state identification number, if known, or any other reference number in a criminal history record system that identifies the petitioner; (2) any offense above the grade of Class C misdemeanor for which the petitioner has been charged; and (3) the case number and the court if a warrant was issued or a charging instrument was filed or presented for an offense listed in Subsection (b)(2).
You can verify with the clerk of the court in which you would be filing, how they address confidentiality issues for Social Security Numbers. It is necessary for the court to obtain your number, even if you keep it out of your petition. See Family Code Sec. 45.106. See also Sec. 12(d) of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration ("Any record reflecting any person's home address, home or personal telephone number, social security number, or family members"), and to the extent necessary Sec. 552.147 of the Government Code.