cremation laws in tx

[2phat4sure]

a friend of 25 years died suddenly in jan 09. The m.e claimed her body for an autopsy and tox screen. The only family she had left was a brother that she hasn't talked to in 12 yrs. While holding her body looking for family i had requested to take care of her body to give her a proper burial if they couldnt find her brother. I was told i could be a bonafied friend and claim her after so many days. i wanted her to have a proper burial, didnt have alot of money so i told the m.e. i was going to cremate her. they said that was the only way i could claim her. they would cremate and i pick up. 90 days is what i was told. i was told alot of b.s. and given the run around by about 6 different people at the medical examiner in dallas. long story short all i was told was a lie and the m.e. ended up cremating and burying her cremains in a indigent grave with about a thousand others. i need to know if they are allowed to do that and how they can do that if a person is willing to claim her and they exhausted the family search after 20 days. everyone i talked to told me something different about the process that was going on. help

[The Occultist]

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