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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 193.009

BURIAL RECORDS

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The person in charge of premises on which interments are made shall keep a record of the bodies interred or otherwise disposed of on the premises.

(b) The records must include for each decedent:

(1) the decedent's name;

(2) the place of death;

(3) the date of interment or disposal;

(4) the name and address of the funeral director; and

(5) any other information required by the state registrar.

(c) The records are open to official inspection at all times.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.