Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 193.009
Burial Records

(a)

The person in charge of premises on which interments are made shall keep a record of the bodies interred or otherwise disposed of on the premises.

(b)

The records must include for each decedent:

(1)

the decedent’s name;

(2)

the place of death;

(3)

the date of interment or disposal;

(4)

the name and address of the funeral director; and

(5)

any other information required by the state registrar.

(c)

The records are open to official inspection at all times.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 193.009 — Burial Records, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­193.­htm#193.­009 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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