Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.151
CREMATION CONTAINERS
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.151, CREMATION CONTAINERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675425
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(a) Human remains must be placed in a cremation container that:
(1) is made of combustible materials suitable for cremation;
(2) provides a complete covering of the body;
(3) is resistant to leakage or spillage;
(4) is rigid for easy handling; and
(5) protects the health and safety of crematory personnel.
(b) A crematory establishment may not remove human remains from a cremation container and must cremate the cremation container with the human remains.
(c) Except as provided by this section, a crematory establishment may not:
(1) require that deceased human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that remains be cremated in a casket; or
(2) refuse to accept for cremation remains that have not been placed in a casket.