Texas Statutes
§ 713.027 — CEMETERY OWNED BY COUNTY OF 8,200 OR LESS.
Texas § 713.027
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 713.027 (2026).
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Sec. 713.027. CEMETERY OWNED BY COUNTY OF 8,200 OR LESS.
(a)A county with a population of 8,200 or less may own, operate, and maintain a cemetery and sell the right of burial in the cemetery.
(b)The sale of the right of burial is exempt from the requirements of Sections 263.001-263.006, Local Government Code.
(c)Revenue received from the sale of the right of burial may be used to purchase additional land for cemetery purposes and for maintenance of county cemetery property.
(d)The commissioners court of the county may spend money in the general fund to maintain a public cemetery in the county and may dedicate not more than one-eighth of the maximum allowable tax levy for that purpose.
(e)The commissioners court of the county serves as the county cemetery board and shall manage cemeter
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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0482
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 713.001
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY AUTHORIZED.§ 713.002
LOCAL TRUST FOR CEMETERY.§ 713.004
USE OF FUNDS.§ 713.005
DEPOSIT RECORDS.§ 713.006
TAX.§ 713.007
APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE.§ 713.010
PRIVATE CARE OF GRAVES.§ 713.011
MAINTENANCE OF MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES.§ 713.013
APPEAL OF FINDING OF ABANDONMENT.§ 713.021
COUNTY TRUST FOR CEMETERY.§ 713.022
GIFTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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