Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.011
MAINTENANCE OF MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.011, MAINTENANCE OF MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675370
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(a) A municipality that operates or has jurisdiction over a public cemetery shall maintain the cemetery in a condition that does not endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare.
(b) A municipality's responsibility to maintain a cemetery under this section includes:
(1) repairing and maintaining any fences, walls, buildings, roads, or other improvements;
(2) leveling or straightening markers or memorials;
(3) properly maintaining lawns, shrubbery, and other plants;
(4) removing debris, including dead flowers and deteriorated plastic ornaments; and
(5) promptly restoring gravesites following an interment.