Tex. Occupations Code § 651.253
GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
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- Tex. Occupations Code § 651.253, GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/700729
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(a) To be eligible for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) have graduated from an accredited high school or passed an examination prescribed by the Texas Education Agency;
(3) have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science;
(4) unless the applicant holds a reciprocal license, have completed the requirements of the provisional license program; and
(5) have successfully completed the applicable written examination described by Section 651.255 or 651.256.
(b) An applicant for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license may not be considered for that license until the applicant:
(1) completes all of the requirements of the provisional license program; and
(2) attains a grade of at least 75 percent on the written examination given by the commission.