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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 716.157. Incineration of United States Flag or State Flag Through Cremation Process

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

(a) A crematory establishment may incinerate through the cremation process and separately from human remains one or more United States flags or state flags at the request of any person, including a family member of a deceased veteran, deceased first responder, or deceased spouse or child of a veteran or first responder for the purpose of spreading the ashes on the grave or memorial site of the veteran, first responder, spouse, or child. A crematory establishment may only incinerate a flag during the week preceding and the week after the following national holidays:

(1) Memorial Day;

(2) Flag Day; and

(3) Independence Day.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. The rules must:

(1) establish guidelines on:

(A) crematory sanitation;

(B) the release of ashes from an incinerated United States flag or state flag to the person who requested incineration of the flag; and

(C) the disposal of ashes from an incinerated flag; and

(2) ensure that incineration of the flag is in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 8 and Chapter 3100, Government Code, as applicable.

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