Home funerals
Home funerals in Texas
Family may file
The person in charge of burial or of moving the body files the death certificate.
What the law says
- The person in charge of interment, or of removing a body from a registration district for disposition, obtains and files the death certificate (Tex. Health & Safety Code § 193.002).
- That person enters the disposition details, signs the certificate and files it electronically as the state registrar specifies (Tex. Health & Safety Code § 193.002).
Who to ask
The Texas Funeral Service Commission licenses funeral homes in Texas and can answer questions about the rules. A local funeral home can tell you whether the option is offered near you.
Other options in Texas
- Water cremation: Not in state law
- Scattering ashes: State rules
- Body donation: Programs
Funeral homes near you
Call two or three homes and compare their written price lists.