Texas § 713.029 COUNTY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BURIAL GROUNDS FOR VETERANS.

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§ 713.029 — COUNTY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BURIAL GROUNDS FOR VETERANS.

Texas § 713.029

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 713.029 (2026).

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Sec. 713.029. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BURIAL GROUNDS FOR VETERANS.

(a)A commissioners court may purchase burial grounds to be used exclusively for the burial of honorably discharged persons who:

(1)have served in the United States armed forces during a war in which the United States participated; and

(2)die without leaving sufficient means to pay funeral expenses.

(b)A commissioners court may not purchase burial grounds under this section if there is a national military cemetery or other military plot in the county in which honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces may be buried free of charge.

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Sec. 713.029. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BURIAL GROUNDS FOR VETERANS. (a) A commissioners court may purchase burial grounds to be used exclusively for the burial of honorably discharged persons who:
(1) have served in the United States armed forces during a war in which the United States participated; and
(2) die without leaving sufficient means to pay funeral expenses.
(b) A commissioners court may not purchase burial grounds under this section if there is a national military cemetery or other military plot in the county in which honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces may be buried free of charge.