Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided June 10, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn Mr. O.C. "Chet" Robbins Executive Director Texas Funeral Service Commission P.O. Box 12217 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Authority of the Texas Funeral Service Commission to regulate cemetery and crematory owners or operators (RQ-0476-JC)

Dear Mr. Robbins:

The Texas Funeral Service Commission (the "Commission") regulates the funeral services industry under chapter 651 of the Occupations Code. See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. §§ 651.001 — .655 (Vernon 2002). Prior to 2001, the Commission's regulatory authority extended only to persons engaged in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. New York v. BurgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Fleming Foods of Texas, Inc. v. RylanderTexas Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Garrison Contractors, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Hunter v. Fort Worth Capital Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1981

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