(a) The governing body of a municipality in a county with a population of at least 128,000 but not more than 300,000 may abolish the municipality’s perpetual trust fund for a cemetery and use the fund, including both principal and interest, for permanent improvements to the cemetery.
(b) The governing body of a municipality in a county with a population of at least 40,000 but not more than 80,000 and that contains a portion of the Angelina National Forest may abolish the municipality’s perpetual trust fund for a cemetery and use the fund, including both principal and interest, for permanent improvements to the cemetery. Termination of a trust fund under this subsection does not constitute renouncement of a trust or failure to act as its trustee under this subchapter.

Text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 310 (H.B. 2198), Sec. 1

For text of section as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 2812), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 713.008.
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 713.008

  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.