Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 691.030. Commission's Authority to Distribute Bodies and Anatomical Specimens

(a) The commission or the commission's representative shall distribute bodies donated to it and may redistribute bodies donated to medical or dental schools or other donees authorized by the commission to:

(b) In making the distribution, the commission shall give priority to the schools and colleges that need bodies for lectures and demonstrations.

(c) If the commission has remaining bodies, the commission or the commission's representative shall distribute or redistribute those bodies to the schools and colleges proportionately and equitably according to the number of students in each school or college receiving instruction or demonstration in normal or morbid anatomy and operative surgery. The dean of each school or college shall certify that number to the commission when required by the commission.

(d) The commission may transport a body or anatomical specimen to an authorized recipient in another state if the commission determines that the supply of bodies or anatomical specimens in this state exceeds the need for bodies or anatomical specimens in this state and if:

(e) This section does not apply to a body or anatomical specimen donated to a registered non-transplant anatomical donation organization.