Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 716.157
Incineration of United States Flag or State Flag Through Cremation Process

(a)

A crematory establishment may incinerate through the cremation process and separately from human remains one or more United States flags or state flags at the request of any person, including a family member of a deceased veteran, deceased first responder, or deceased spouse or child of a veteran or first responder for the purpose of spreading the ashes on the grave or memorial site of the veteran, first responder, spouse, or child. A crematory establishment may only incinerate a flag during the week preceding and the week after the following national holidays:

(1)

Memorial Day;

(2)

Flag Day; and

(3)

Independence Day.

(b)

The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. The rules must:

(1)

establish guidelines on:

(A)

crematory sanitation;

(B)

the release of ashes from an incinerated United States flag or state flag to the person who requested incineration of the flag; and

(C)

the disposal of ashes from an incinerated flag; and

(2)

ensure that incineration of the flag is in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 8 and Chapter 3100 (State Flag), Government Code, as applicable.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 474 (H.B. 587), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 716.157 — Incineration of United States Flag or State Flag Through Cremation Process, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­716.­htm#716.­157 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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