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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.004

TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.004, TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675227
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A person who receives notice from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a veterans' service organization that the unclaimed cremated remains are the remains of a veteran or veteran's dependent eligible to be interred in a veterans cemetery may: (1) transport the cremated remains to the veterans cemetery for burial; or (2) transfer the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization that will ensure that the cremated remains are interred in a veterans cemetery.