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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 713.008. Termination of Municipal Trust by Certain Municipalities

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of § 713.008 as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 310 (H.B. 2198), § 1. See, also, § 713.008 as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 855 (H.B. 2812), § 1.>

(a) The governing body of a municipality in a county with a population of at least 128,000 but not more than 300,000 may abolish the municipality's perpetual trust fund for a cemetery and use the fund, including both principal and interest, for permanent improvements to the cemetery.

(b) The governing body of a municipality in a county with a population of at least 40,000 but not more than 80,000 and that contains a portion of the Angelina National Forest may abolish the municipality's perpetual trust fund for a cemetery and use the fund, including both principal and interest, for permanent improvements to the cemetery. Termination of a trust fund under this subsection does not constitute renouncement of a trust or failure to act as its trustee under this subchapter.

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