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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 694.001 Duties of Department of State Health Services
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Sec. 694.001. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. The Department of State Health Services shall regulate the disposal, transportation, interment, and disinterment of dead bodies to the extent reasonable and necessary to protect public health and safety. Acts 1989, 71st…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 694.002 Duty of Commissioners Court Concerning Disposition of Body of Deceased Paupers
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Sec. 694.002. DUTY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT CONCERNING DISPOSITION OF BODY OF DECEASED PAUPERS. (a) The commissioners court of each county shall provide for the disposition of the body of a deceased pauper. The commissioners court may adopt rules to implement this section. (b) The …
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 694.003 Power of Governing Body of Type A General-Law Municipality Concerning Burial
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Sec. 694.003. POWER OF GOVERNING BODY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY CONCERNING BURIAL. The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may regulate the burial of the dead. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.