Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFPKE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL. STATE OFnx*s JOHN CORNYN June 7,200O The Honorable William C. Sowder Opinion No. JC-0228 Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney P.O. Box 10536 Re: Whether a county or a surviving relative must Lubbock, Texas 79408-3536 provide for the disposition of a deceased pauper’s remains, and related questions (RQ-0167-JC) Dear Mr. Sowder: Section 694.002 of the Health and Safety Code requires a county commissioners court to “provide for the disposition of the body of” a deceased pauper. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. 5 694.002 (Vernon Supp. 2000). Section 711.002 of…