Tex. Gov't Code § 615.103 · Subchapter E. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS
BURIAL WITH UNIFORM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) an individual listed in Section 615.003(1) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state;
(2) a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is employed by the state, including any state agency or any institution of higher education under Section 61.003, Education Code;
(3) an individual listed in Section 615.003(7); or
(4) an individual listed in Section 615.003(10) or (11) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state.
(b) If an individual listed in Subsection (a) dies and is to be buried in the individual's uniform, the employing governmental entity shall provide the uniform at no cost.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.111, eff. January 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.615.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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Code of Criminal Procedure
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