{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.052","heading":"ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.","body":"(a) A person may not be a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:\n(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the funeral service industry;\n(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission;\n(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission; or\n(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.\n(b) A public member of the commission may not, except as a consumer:\n(1) have a financial interest in a funeral establishment; or\n(2) be related to a person within the second degree by affinity or third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, who has a financial interest in a funeral establishment.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b9f4ab0ac58194b452822f310b8aa8a1db3da6c4a06279fdccb0d266a0847e2c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.0511","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}